Hey friends! I hope you had a great weekend. This week, we’re coming at you with Pitching Tip #3 – I hope you find it helpful! If you’re attending the ACFW Conference (or any other writing conference) and want some help in learning how to pitch a novel, then check out the Pitch and Promotion Seminar! With coaches that help you hone and practice you pitch, as well as teach you how to promote yourself at conference, and afterwards, this seminar will teach you how to wake an editor or agent up to your brilliant story! Check it out here: http://www.mybooktherapy.com/product/learn-how-to-pitch-your-novel/ Have a great week and go write something brilliant! Susie May
Read the RestArchive | July, 2013
You Gotta Have Faith!
Let’s face it, in today’s world things change overnight. Those things you thought you could rely on are nowhere to be found. You dreamed of publishing your book with a certain publishing house. By the time your manuscript is publishing ready, they’re out of business. It can be disheartening… well, except for one sentence that was written in another book: the Bible. God said, “I am God. I change not.” Things like the demolition of pub houses, or a room full of rejection letters, or bland screen syndrome don’t matter to a non-changeable God. He’s got this. The Bible also says that your gifts will make room for you. If you have the God-given gift to string words together into elegant prose, relax and let God swing open those doors. […]
Read the RestFeelings + Thoughts = Emotion
Recently I was talking author Beth Vogt about deepening emotion in her current WIP as she’s facing rewrites from her editors. As we began to discuss how to do this, I came up with an equation: Feelings + Thought = Emotion. Now, this is a subtle motivation not necessarily the over all, BIG story motivation, but the micro motivation of a scene. All scenes must have a purpose. A Goal. Some Conflict. Tension. And in these elements we see a bit more of the protagonist’s emotion which equals scene “motivation.” For example, Beth had a scene where her heroine was in a bridal shop with her best friend who’d recently become engaged. The heroine was the last girl in singleville. As she’s sitting in the bridal shop, watching her friends, […]
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9 Reasons You’re Failing at Social Media AND How to Fix it
I wish I had a nickel for every one who’s told me that Social Media just doesn’t work for them. Let me suggest, respectfully, that you’re just going about it the wrong way. I know it sounds harsh, but hear me out. Today I’m going to give you nine reasons you’re failing at social media and I’m going to share how to fix each one. As you’ve heard me say many times, social media isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. But, that’s still not an excuse not to use it. 1. You’re not doing the basics. I teach that to have an effective social media presence on the Internet you need to do three things: Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging. The reason you must use Facebook and Twitter is because, no matter what […]
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