by Edie Melson Pinterest is growing by leaps and bounds as a valuable social media tool for writers. It’s a great way to connect with readers and there are numerous ways to utilize this image driven platform. Here are just a few ways to connect with Pinterest: Build boards with your book’s subject. Build boards that help you with world building or setting. Share blogs from others who write in your genre. Build boards from books you love—you can legally post the book covers and links to Amazon or the author’s blog. Build a board and share the blogs you follow—as long as the blog has a picture you can post it. Build boards with your personal interests, like knitting, sewing, bird watching, there’s no limit to the topics you […]
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Recognizing Symbols In Your Work
I’m writing a novella. I’ve only written one other novella so I’m mindful this is new territory for me. Must keep the plot short and to the point. I don’t have a lot of lead time to develop the problems and setting, or the characters! My hero and heroine are Nathaniel and Susanna from Once Upon A Prince. At the opening of the novella, their wedding is four weeks away. So I decide instead of some silly argument or da-da-da-da tension to end the chapter, I had Nathaniel pull a gift out of his pocket. A single pearl pendant. It felt so perfect. So romantic. It made me want to keep writing AND reading. The I stopped. Wait! Can the pearl bring more to the table than a romantic gesture […]
Read the RestPitching tip #4 – Pitch your EXTERNAL Plot
What is the biggest mistake Authors make when pitching their novel? They pitch the INTERNAL plot instead of the External plot. MBT Pitching tip #4: Pitch your External Plot, not your Internal Plot. Find out HOW in the video! And, to find out how to attend our MBT Pitch and Promotion Seminar – Click HERE! Have a great writing week -go write something Brilliant! Susie May
Read the RestThoughts from Romance Writers of America Conference
Last weekend I attended the Romance Writers of America conference in Atlanta. I had a great time and connected with my editors, publicist and agent, as well as author friends like Robin Lee Hatcher and Voices June Bowen and Elaine Clampett. To name a few! I can’t stress enough how key a conference is to a writers journey. Not only for the workshops but for the networking, relationship building and information gathering outside of workshops. And oh, did I mention the book signings with free, yes, free books? Then there’s the Golden Heart and RITA Awards which believe it or not I always find inspiring. I’ve entered the RITA twice and finaled twice. Won zero. But when I saw author Eloisa James get up there with her hand full of […]
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