Literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Michelle Jackson of Olswanger Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. Originally from Jamaica West Indies, Michelle Jackson is a Literary Associate with Olswanger Literary. An educator for over 20 years, Michelle […]
New technologies have brought interesting tools in the form of mobile applications that let us know the weather, create shopping lists, or help you compose songs. Of course, these facilities are also available to the writers working on your manuscript . At ExLibric we know all the phases of the process of writing a book . And for this reason, we bring you […]
Writer Mia Mercado discusses combining essays with short stories in her new collection, She’s Nice Though. Mia Mercado is currently a contributor to The Cut. Her work has also been featured in places like The New Yorker, the New York Times, Washington Posts’s The Lily, Bustle, McSweeney’s, Reductress, BUST, The American Bystander, Gizmodo, and The […]
The article How to Illustrate Your Children’s Book, Even If You’re Not an Artist appeared first on The Write Practice. One of the questions a new children’s picture book author often asks is, “What do I do about pictures? Do I have illustrate my children’s book myself? If not, how do I find someone to […]
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a refrain poem. For this week’s prompt, write a poem with a refrain. The refrain could be entire lines (like in a triolet or villanelle), or it could be a repeated […]
Award-winning author May-lee Chai shares tips on how to begin writing short stories through personal experiences and writing prompts. I love short stories! I love reading them, I love writing them, I love working on them. It’s a form that has so many possibilities. As a reader, whereas a novel requires a deep commitment of […]
How to start writing a book? This is a question we receive frequently. That’s why we decided to write an article with our top 10 tips on the subject. Writing and publishing a book is a long and difficult process. During this process, you will have to overcome many obstacles. When you’re writing a book, there are a lot of details […]
The article How to Research a Historical Novel: Escape the Research Rabbit Hole appeared first on The Write Practice. It doesn’t take any research to know that historical fiction writers love spending time in history books, digital archives, museum exhibits, and library collections—and that’s just in our spare time! But how do we keep that […]
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, your character is faced with what they want most. Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash For today’s prompt, your character is faced with what they want most. Will they get it? Or will it slip away from them? Post your response (500 words […]
Award-winning author Danny Ramadan discusses the themes at the center of his new novel, The Foghorn Echoes. Danny Ramadan (He/Him) is a Syrian-Canadian author, public speaker, and advocate for LGBTQ+ refugees. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, longlisted for Canada Reads, and named a Best Book of the […]
I shared these insights on my blog 8 years ago. They sure seem relevant still. See what you think and add your own in the comments! If I could go back in time and sit my younger self down to have a serious talk about the years of rough road ahead, I would have a […]
This week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn why one of the most often repeated bits of screenwriting advice “make sure there’s something compelling on every page,” could be running your script This week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn why one of the most often repeated bits of […]
