Library favorite and least favorite school subjects
April 22, 2016

Which school subjects are your favorite? Which school subjects are your least favorite? And do you have any more ideas for polls you’d like me to use? What’s your favorite school subject? What’s your least favorite school subject?

April 20, 2016

If someone asked you what the most important part of a conference was, what would you say? The agent appointments? The writing classes? Though great answers, both of those are wrong. The correct answer is the connections, the networking. Through your connections, you’ll find people who will encourage you, critique your work, introduce you to…

YA Dystopian Romance for Teens Beautiful sapphire dress in a cage
April 18, 2016

Genre: YA Dystopian Romance You’ll like this if you like: Unique Story Ideas, A Book You Can’t Put Down, Independent, Determined, yet Realistic Heroines, or a Glitzy World with Darker Secrets. Cleanliness: I don’t recall anything questionable except for where Ella and the congressman’s son, Penn, decide to swim together in their undergarments. The congressman…

Fun games with navy blue background and writing romantic
April 15, 2016

Participate in the writing prompt, and write what happens next. Make sure to take a peek at the writing prompt rules before participating 😉   Writing Prompt: I snort. “Yeah, over my dead body.” He smirks like the cocky, arrogant jerk he is. “That can be arranged.”    

chalkboard writing image elizabethnewsom.com
April 13, 2016

Writers’ conferences are expensive—concerning both time and money, so how can you make the most of yours? With the following tips! Consider this your guide to navigating the world of writers’ conferences. I’ll be breaking all of the tips into a series of posts. This week, we’ll be learning about…   Learning at Conferences (And yes, I…

Little red riding hood's cape
April 11, 2016

Genre and Audience: Dystopian Romance for Teens You’ll like this if you like: Multi-Dimensional Characters, Super Sweet and Protective Heroes, Feisty Red-Headed Heroines, Mystery, Adventure, Plot Twists, Incredibly Sweet Romance, Intricate Plots, and Saving Grandmas. Cleanliness: They sleep together on a train, but nothing really happens. They also kiss a time or two. Altogether, the…

chalkboard writing image
April 6, 2016

Your watch reads: 9:05. Your appointment was at 9:00. Sweat trickles down your spine, and you politely excuse yourself from the conversation, walking as fast as you can in your uncomfortable shoes. Your heart alternates between quivering and pounding. You’ve only heard legends about these agents. Their teeth, sharp as daggers, are adept at ripping even…

Dystopian Romance for Teens
April 4, 2016

Genre and Audience: Dystopian Romance Novel for Teens You’ll like this if you like: Princes and Princesses, Competitions, Romance, and a Feisty Heroine. Cleanliness: There is one questionable point where Maxon and America are (OBVIOUS SPOILER ALERT) positive they’re going to get married, so they almost… Ahem, do stuff together. But they don’t. Which is…

Opening Lines for Writers
April 1, 2016

I’m going to borrow the line I used as an example in Writing Fantastic First Lines. If you don’t know the writing prompt rules and want to participate, please look at them before doing so 🙂