How to Liven Up Dull Scenes I think we’ve all had the experience during drafting where you get to a scene that you just don’t. want. to write. You know the scene needs to be written to move your plot along, but you just can’t seem to muster the enthusiasm to write it. (And granted,… Continue reading How to Liven Up Boring Scenes
Story time! Last winter, I got the green light to write a sequel/companion novel to REBEL SEOUL. One problem: I had no plot! I had characters & concept, with several scenes that I was super excited to write, but I was missing all those elements pivotal to plot structure: an inciting incident, stakes/motivation, subplots, escalating… Continue reading Writing a Synopsis Before Drafting
Writing takes a lot of perseverance. Sticking with a story until the end, juggling revisions on top of daily life, sending query letter after query letter, managing rejections…until finally the perseverance pays off. It’s always easier to give-up, to just say “I’ll get ‘em next time.” But we know of so many writers’ stories where… Continue reading Relaxing: Writer Edition
A while ago I was talking to a friend about pop culture pet peeves–those things that really bother us when we’re watching or reading something. And when she asked me what mine was, my answer was immediate: poison. Specifically when someone eats or drinks a poisonous item and collapses 3 seconds later. And today I’m… Continue reading The Physiology of Poison
Today we are so excited to welcome the incredible Emily Skrutskie to Writer’s Block Party! We’re huge fans of Emily and THE ABYSS SURROUNDS US and we couldn’t be more excited for HULLMETAL GIRLS, out on July 17th! We hope you enjoy this interview and be sure to check out the pre-order giveaway below! … Continue reading Author Spotlight – Emily Skrutskie
We know that researching agents is hard. Not only is there very little information out there, a lot of it is anecdotal. So, I put together this post on how to research agents when subjective stories are involved. When we are researching agents we use what information is readily available. However, there is a flaw… Continue reading Researching Agents using Subjective Information
There’s something to be said about authors who narrate their own audiobooks. Something that I can’t quite put into words because I am just so absolutely fascinated by. You learn a lot about an author and their vision for their story, their characters, the rhythm of their world and so much more when not only… Continue reading Summer Reading: Audiobooks Narrated by the Authors
June is almost over, and we hope all you Writer’s Block Partiers had a wonderful Pride Month! Here are some of the books we’re reading in celebration: Kat Cho is reading Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender Twelve-year-old Caroline is a Hurricane Child, born on Water Island during a storm. Coming into this world during a hurricane is unlucky,… Continue reading What We’re Reading: Pride Edition🏳️🌈
Today at Writer’s Block Party we are super proud and honored to host Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman for an exclusive interview to celebrate the release of their newest anthology, A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS, out next week, June 26! Enjoy the wise & down-to-earth answers of these creative geniuses, and check out the giveaway… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE – Author Spotlight: Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman
Cowritten by Akshaya Raman One of the toughest things about writing multiple POVs is figuring out how to structure your book. If you’re adhering to basic story structure, then you know you need a few key plot elements — an inciting incident, a dark moment, a climax. But with multiple POVs, each character’s storyline has… Continue reading Pacing with Multiple POVs
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