Writer friends! Today I’m helping shoutout @goteenwriters! They provide wonderful help for writers whether in developing or editing your novels. In November, they’re re-releasing How to Turn a First Draft into a Published Book with a refreshed cover and some content upgrades. Here’s the new cover!
The latest version is called Go Teen Writers: Edit Your Novel, and it has new chapters on historical fiction and self-publishing. If you go to their website, you can download the first three chapters to get a taste for it before it releases officially on November 2.
What’s this book about?
You know your first draft has problems, but what’s the best way to fix them? How do you know where to start editing? Or for many writers the bigger question becomes, “How do I know when I’m done?”
Popular bloggers @StephanieMorrill and @Jill_Williamson_Author have been where you are, and they want to help you understand, and even come to love—yes, love—the editing process.
Teaching yourself how to edit a first draft can feel hard, discouraging, and isolating. But using this guide, you’ll feel as encouraged, empowered, and capable—as if you had a writing coach sitting alongside you.
#stephaniemorrill #jillwilliamson #goteenwriters #writing #amwriting #editing #amediting #writingresources #booklove #coverlove #coverreveal #teenwriters #writingtips #writingcommunity #bookshelfie #bookstagram
“How can we expect people to change if we don't give them the chance to?” ― @marissameyerauthor, Renegades
Archenemies is releasing in two weeks! When I finished Renegades in December, I remember feeling like it was going to be f o r e v e r until I Book Two came out. And now it’s almost here!
I love the way Marissa Meyer writes her casts of characters, how she deals with deep and pertinent themes without sacrificing the excitement of the plot. And, when characters start in a bad place, I trust Marissa to carry them on an arc of redemption - or have a good reason why that redemption doesn’t happen. In short, I trust Marissa. I’m excited to see where she takes Nova and Adrian in Archenemies!
QOTD: Who’s an author you trust with your characters?
Challenges:
#ReadGushOct18 – Superheroes & Villains
#bamoctober18 – Scarves: guarded character - Nova and Adrian both count, but definitely Nova. She’s got a history that makes her literally cover her face. She’s always on guard. I love how Adrian can lower that guard. Hoping she can find some healing in Book Two!
#octbookstagram18 – Dark Heroes - Nova was my first thought for this prompt. Of the “dark” heroes I could choose from, Nova is certainly on the lighter side, but hers is a heroic heart trapped on the dark side. …to be melodramatic. lol.
#WIPjoy – Death & Dreams Week: Ever dreamed about this WIP? - Not that I can recall. But I have dreamed about the universe this WIP resides in. . .
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#marissameyer #renegades #jointherenegades #yalit #yabooks #superheroes #coverlove #bookcover #bookstagram #booklover #bookdragon #booknerd #bookaholic #bookshelfie #bookstagrammer #bookish #booklife #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #reading #read
“I am a master of foolhardy plans.” ― Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief
Anyone else relate? This weekend has been a wonderful brew of plans gone awry but coming out right in the end anyway. I’m ending it in front of the fireplace with my sleeping kitty and my brother, whom I’m introducing to Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detection Agency. (Thanks for that introduction, @carailona!) If you missed it, my last post was a November challenge announcement. The excitement for it has been so encouraging! I’m wildly grateful for this bookish community. I’m eagerly anticipating all the stories we’ll share together in November.
QOTD: Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month this year?
Challenges:
#bamoctober18 – Cup of Tea: favorite bookish mug / Cinnamon: favorite candle scent - …Yes! Cinnamon is, indeed, my favorite candle scent. How’d you know? Burning in this picture is Scarlet by @novellyyours. It is not cinnamon-y at all, but it is delightful nonetheless.
#fallinlovebooksandcoffee - Black Coffee: naked cover / Light Roast: Short Book - The Thief, especially, is a pretty short book.
#WIPjoy – Characters from other books (or TV/film) that could be best friends with your characters. - René and Eugenides (from Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series) would be the kind of best friends who would punch each other in the face and openly hate each other but then always end up drinking on a rooftop somewhere and opening up to each other and scheming for world domination. Yep. . .
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#queensthief #meganwhalenturner #eugenides #attolia #thickasthieves #booksandcandles #bookstagram #bookandtea #booklover #bookdragon #booknerd #bookaholic #bookshelfie #bookstagrammer #bookish #booklife #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #amwriting #reading #read
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ~Stephen King
November is National Novel Writing Month!
I’m a reader and a writer. So I want to bring my kindred spirits a challenge that will combine our loves. Hello #NovelsWithSteph18!
If you’re a reader who doesn’t write, that’s okay! You’re welcome to join in the fun!
There’s one giveaway at the end of the month, but I’ll also be doing shoutouts throughout.
I’m excited to see what you’re working on, whether it’s your #ToBeRead or #ToBeWritten. Fingers crossed that I’ll have my current WIP finished and be working on Book Two for #NaNoWriMo2018.
GIVEAWAY
@goscribbler is a book subscription box curated by writers for writers. In November, they’ve partnered with a New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 novels who has sold over 1.5 million books in North America alone and who will be talking about WORLD-BUILDING in this box. I’m so excited for it, I had to share the fun. So, I ordered a box to share with YOU!
Scribbler boxes include a book, bookish merch, and writing coaching in the forms of written materials and a webinar.
HOW TO ENTER
Genuinely follow @stephaniehwarner
Comment on this post with where you’re from and what genre you read/ write
Participate at least seven times in this challenge - don’t forget to use the hashtag!
EXTRA ENTRIES
Repost this challenge in your feed or your story - tag me so I know!
Participate all 30 days
Stay engaged throughout … I’ll have some flash-assignments that can earn you more entries.
RULES
Must have a mailing address in the USA. Alas! I wish I could ship this to my friends outside the US, but I’m pushing budget already…. Although, if you want the box and are willing to pay the shipping, just let me know, and I’ll make that exception.
Must be 18 years or older or have your guardian’s permission to enter the giveaway.
CAN be a private account, as long as you DM me your participations, so I can see.
Unfollowing disqualifies you from future giveaways.
This giveaway isn’t affiliated with Instagram or Scribbler. I alone am hosting it.
Well… I didn’t mean to drop off bookstagram this week. 😅🙃 Here’s the “Autumn Rainbow” I made for Monday. lol. It works for “Autumn Vibes” too.
I’m announcing my November Challenge tomorrow! And, sneak peek, it will involve a Subscription Box Giveaway. I’m so excited! 😎
Stay tuned.
Challenges:
#ReadGushOct18 – Black & Orange
#octbookstagram18 – Autumn Vibes
#fallinlovebooksandcoffee - Matcha: Unexpected Fav - I appreciated The Cruel Prince a lot more than I thought I would.
#WIPjoy – Who “gets” the MC best? - René has a crew of allies who understand different facets of him. There’s one Creator-type character who obviously “gets” him best, but that’s cheating. By the end of the series, it will be my secondary MC, Elise, who gets him best. She’s the Beauty to his Beast. . .
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#autumnvibes #bookishrainbow #autumnrainbow #bookstagram #booklover #bookdragon #booknerd #bookaholic #bookshelfie #teddekker #brandonsanderson #thecruelprince #bookstagrammer #bookish #booklife #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #amwriting #reading #read
