Hey everyone, I’m so excited to interview 2017 debut author, Karuna Riazi. She is an amazing talent and we’re so lucky to be able to feature her this week on Writer’s Block Party. Karuna discusses her debut book, her experience writing and championing diverse books, and working with Cake Literary! She is debuting with a… Continue reading Author Spotlight: 2017 Debut Karuna Riazi
Maybe, once or twice in your life, you’ve done some light Internet stalking of agents and editors. And maybe, once or twice, you’ve seen them say something like this: “I want to see something that feels fresh but also familiar. It’s hard to predict what I’ll like. I want originality and something I haven’t even… Continue reading Does My Manuscript Need To Be Original?
When it comes to writing, I have a specific process. That process is, in fact, that I don’t reallyyy have one. I’m a notorious headlights writer, but I’m also a diehard perfectionist. If you know anything about those two qualities (or have them yourself), you probably understand how not knowing exactly what comes next in… Continue reading WBP Mixtape #2: Push Your Creativity
I’m beginning the post with a rant from my teen self. Bear with me. Ok, so I read a lot of posts like this when I was a teen writer, and they almost all irritated me because they felt condescending and should’ve been titled “Advice for Beginning Writers.” At seventeen, I’d read dozens of craft… Continue reading Advice for Teen Writers: Questions I Actually Wanted to Ask As A Teen Writer with No Chill
Hi everyone! Welcome to our third roundtable! Today we’re discussing female friendships, with an emphasis on what makes them compelling in fiction and media, why we write them, and how to write them well. *Note: This post is done in a roundtable style where members of Writer’s Block Party discuss a topic together. Moderator: Katy… Continue reading Roundtable #3: Female Friendships
Fight scenes. Damn, these can be difficult. Too detailed and they’re boring. Not detailed enough and the reader won’t feel grounded. The best advice I can give is to build the scene in layers—start with the skeleton, then add the viscera, then the skin.
Hi WBPers…WBPsters? WBPeepers? Okay, we’ll work on that one. Anyway, I’m here to present to you a recurring feature about what we’re reading over here at Writer’s Block Party! Akshaya Raman is reading WINTERSONG by S. Jae-Jones All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord… Continue reading What We’re Reading
At the beginning of 2014, I abandoned the last half of my senior year in college to study abroad. While the rest of my classmates enjoyed relaxing senior springs, I…have never been good about taking the simple way. Instead, I started from zero, willingly making myself the new kid in another school’s program, in the… Continue reading Writing And Traveling
We’ve chosen the winners of our launch giveaway!* Signed hardcover of AND I DARKEN by Kiersten White Winner: Karina Romano (@MermaidsReadToo) Signed hardcover of WINDWITCH by Susan Dennard Winner: Sophia Grace Duong (@sgduong18) Hardcover of CROOKED KINGDOM by Leigh Bardugo Winner: Caitlin Fellows (@cait8booklover) Pre-order of A CROWN OF WISHES by Roshani Chokshi Winner: June Tan (@junescribbles) Thank you to everyone… Continue reading Launch Giveaway Winners!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about romance! We here at Writer’s Block Party really love our romance, and we can get pretty… ah let’s say passionate… when discussing our favorite ships (as evidenced below). the @WritersParty slack channel is getting very heated over this OTP game…lives ruined, bloodshed, etc. — Katy Rose Pool… Continue reading Author Spotlight: Romance Chat with Susan Dennard (Video)
