Through our Pub Life posts, Writer’s Block Party will be hosting guests and contributors who talk about their jobs within the publishing industry. There are many more career paths in publishing than a lot of people realize, and we’re so excited to spotlight a few of them for you guys! Today, we’re super excited to… Continue reading Pub Life #6: Publicity
We are so excited to put the spotlight on literary agent, Kiana Nguyen! Kiana seeks out YA fiction across genres, especially POC and queer voices as well as Adult romance and domestic suspense thrillers. It was so much fun finding out what makes her keep turning the page, how DVPit affected her career, TV, and… Continue reading Agent Spotlight: Kiana Nguyen
This is a visual representation of how I felt this past summer before my second book’s release. [If you’re wondering what I’m cooking, it’s ramen (*see Author’s note below). Because every person in my family must have their own pot of ramen]. This is what I call having “multiple pots on the stove,” which upon… Continue reading The Multiple Pots on the Stove Method
Writing a sequel is hard for many reasons. It is often the first book written under contract. There is a responsibility to build up the world and characters that readers have come to love and enjoy. And sometimes the first book has changed, which changes what a writer had originally planned for book 2! But… Continue reading Roundtable #16: Writing the Sequel
Oh, social media. How we both love and hate you! If you are a writer, either published or not-yet-published, you may feel like you must have a social media presence of some kind. While I don’t necessary agree that it’s mandatory, social media is becoming a more and more useful tool to promote yourself and your… Continue reading How to Make the Most Out of Instagram
Back in September I saw this article on Facebook (I know, why do I still have a Facebook?) about the end of cliffhangers. I immediately thought to myself, well that’s funny because my day job literally involves cliffhangers… And with that I completely wrote off the article. That is until a few weeks ago because… Continue reading Cliffhangers Are…
My favorite part of starting a new project is getting to write new characters. Usually I go in already knowing what POV (or POVs, since most books I write have multiple) the book will be told from. But recently, as I started to brainstorm a new idea, I realized I was trying to choose between… Continue reading Picking The Right POV
