Path to Pub
A series about the steps to publication and beyond!
Path To Pub: Outlining as a Plotter vs Pantser
Path to Pub: Querying your book
More posts to come!
Pub Finance
We started a Pub Finance series where we talk about all things money and how it pertains to being a writer and author careers.
Pub Finances #1: How to Budget as a Full-time writer/freelancer
Pub Finances #2: HOW DO AUTHORS MAKE MONEY? A MASTERPOST
Guest Post: Personal Finance for Authors by Swati Teerdhala
Hi Writers…Let’s Talk About Taxes
More posts to come!
Fantastic Agents & How To Find Them
The goal of this series isn’t to tell anyone how an author-agent relationship should be, but rather to showcase the very wide range of experiences out there. Everyone wants and needs something different from their agent, and we hope that by reading the varied thought processes of our guest contributors, writers can begin to figure out what might work best for them.
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (1): YA debut author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (2): YA veteran author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (3): YA agented author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (4): YA & Adult agented author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (5): Published YA Author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (6): Agented Author
Fantastic Agents & How to Find Them (7): Veteran Author
More posts to come!
In A World…
In A World… is a series of posts about world building, where our contributors share strategies and tips for creating well-rounded worlds.
Building Conflict Into Your World
Writing a World Like a Character
Writing Cultural Outsiders Part 1
Writing Cultural Outsiders Part 2
Magic Systems: When It Feels Like It’s All Been Done Before
World Building in First Person
More posts to come!
Debut Author Survival Guide
The Debut Author Survival Guide is a series that explains everything that happens between selling your book to publication day in an attempt to demystify the process of publishing your first novel (through a traditional publishing lens).
Debut Author Survival Guide #1: Contract Basics
Debut Author Survival Guide #2: Deadlines
Debut Author Survival Guide #3: Copyedits
Debut Author Survival Guide #4: Social Media Presence & Self Promo
Debut Author Survival Guide #5: Author Newsletter
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PubLife
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!
Pub Life #1: Query Advice from a Literary Assistant
Pub Life #2: Publishing – It’s Not Like The Movies
Pub Life #4: Getting Creative With A Marketing Graphic Designer
Pub Life #5: Knowledge is Power – Contracts & Rights
More posts to come!
WBP Survey
“WBP SURVEY,” where we survey the writers of WBP on a topic or question.
WBP Survey: Average Chapter Length
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Reading Recs for…
In our “Reading Recs for…” series we’ll recommend reads for certain topics that we run into often.
Reading Recs for Anti-heroines
Reading Recs for Family Dynamics
More posts to come!
Revisions
What I learned about revising from Face-Off
After the first draft: Revising Scenes
Before querying & sub: cutting word count, filler words, & line-edits
Revisions: There’s no better time like the present
Where Revising is Revising is Revising…
More posts to come!
Social Media & Author Platform
Why your author website matters
Pub Life #4: Getting Creative With A Marketing Graphic Designer
How often do I post on Instagram
How to Make the Most Out of Instagram
More posts to come!
Multiple-POV
Writing Queries for multiple POV books
More posts to come!
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