Tag: Writing
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Meeting Deadlines During the Holidays
How to deal with the stress of deadlines during the holiday season. I recently had a piece accepted at a magazine I had previously contributed to. This is pretty awesome, because I’d love to have a great working relationship with this magazine (and others as well). Having that good rapport means that in the future,…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: Homophones
This Wednesday’s Writer’s Workshop is all about Homophones Ah, homophones. Funny word for a confusing topic. Homophones are a strange nuance in the English language, that even native speakers struggle with. Some of these homophones occur so frequently in writing, and it’s a glaring error. Whether you’re submitting a piece to an editor or a…
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Requested Manuscript: Now What?
You’ve queried agent after agent, hoping to find the perfect fit. Finally, you land that first miracle: a requested manuscript! Now what do you do? If you’ve hung around for a while, you may remember a post I did a while back called Project 100. My goal for my first querying process was to get…
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“The Dive” Published in Cricket Magazine
My short fiction piece, “The Dive”, was published in the May/June 2021 issue of Cricket magazine. When I first started pursuing publication, I decided that I would start with magazines. I wanted the practice, the resume, and frankly, the income. Magazines have a greater need for short pieces since many put out an issue multiple…
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How to Write Short Fiction for Children’s Magazines
These tips will help you write and sell your short fiction for children to magazines. A great place to break into writing for children is magazines. Unlike book publishers who have limited needs, magazines are constantly looking for submissions, especially for short fiction. Magazines like Cricket, Spider, and Highlights are published nearly every month and…
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Top 10 Writing Mistakes that Guarantee a Rejection
Every agent and/or editor is different, but these ten writing mistakes will guarantee a rejection! Writers face a massive amount of rejection–it’s part of the package if you’re making a career in writing. But there are certain things–habits, rookie mistakes, red flags, call them what you will–that can cause an editor or agent to toss…
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The Waiting is the Hardest Part (Part 2)
I’ve come to a realization recently about writing and being a writer. Whether working as a freelancer, or publishing novels, one giant cable connects all writers. And it might be the most frustrating part of writing: there’s a lot of waiting around. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that 90% of “being a writer”…
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Are You a Plotter or a Pantser?
Most writers–supposedly–fall into one of two categories of writing style. Either they are a plotter or a pantser. But what do these strange terms mean and how do you know if you’re one or the other or maybe something completely different? If you’ve never heard of the terms before, they describe two completely different writing…
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How to Write a Nonfiction Article for Children
If you want to break into writing for children, nonfiction is where it’s at. Nonfiction is in high demand for publishers and especially magazines. They’re constantly looking for high-quality, engaging, and factual articles that can be used inside the classroom and libraries. Kids love it, editors need it, and you can write nonfiction articles for…
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How to Write a Synopsis
You wrote a novel. You revised and revised and revised. You’ve spent hours and days and maybe years working on this baby, and now you’re ready to send your baby out into the world. As you prep your submission package, whether to an agent or a publisher, they keep asking for one specific thing: a…
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