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Make Sure Your Submission Is Ready Before You Submit to an Agent or Editor

Make Sure Your Submission Is Ready Before You Submit to an Agent or Editor

by Jill Williamson | Nov 8, 2023 | Editing, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Getting Published, Lists for Writers, Writing, Writing As A Business

Editors and agents are busy people. If you have been invited to submit chapters or a full manuscript to them, take extra time to ensure that you are sending out your best work. To help you make the best first impression, I’ve created a Submission Checklist. Use this...
What Do You Do When The People You Love Don’t Love Your Writing?

What Do You Do When The People You Love Don’t Love Your Writing?

by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 5, 2023 | Author Life, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Writing Life

Art is subjective. We all know this. It’s why there are award-winning books that you think are terrible. Or why you loaned a book to your best friend because it was the best thing you’d ever read, and she read two chapters before declaring it was boring....
Be a Lifelong Learner

Be a Lifelong Learner

by Jill Williamson | Apr 20, 2022 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Goals, Grow An Author, Learning from Other Authors, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life

If you have spent any time in the world of education, you might have heard the term: lifelong learner. This is the concept that as time goes on, some teachers lose their motivation and fall into a comfortable routine. They stop pushing themselves to grow in their...
Strong v.s. Weak Plots: How To Make a Weak Plot Stronger

Strong v.s. Weak Plots: How To Make a Weak Plot Stronger

by Jill Williamson | Feb 17, 2021 | Climax, Editing, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure

Today’s GTW Mailbag question comes from Isabella. She asks: Hello! Could you please write something on what a strong v.s. weak plot looks like, and what makes a strong plot? Also, how do you take a weaker plot, and make it stronger? Thanks! This is a great...
3 Ways to Find the Flaws in Your Story

3 Ways to Find the Flaws in Your Story

by Jill Williamson | Jan 20, 2021 | Creativity, Editing, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Learning from Other Authors, Plot, Writing

Last fall, my husband stumbled upon a YouTuber that he greatly enjoys. His name is Ryan George, and he makes short Pitch Meeting videos for the Screen Rant YouTube channel that make fun of the plots of popular movies. You should check them out sometime. You’ll...
7 Tips for Getting Feedback on Your Writing

7 Tips for Getting Feedback on Your Writing

by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 2, 2020 | Editing, Getting Feedback On Your Writing

**As a reminder, beginning next week, fresh content will appear on Wednesdays only. I’m pulling today’s post from the 2017 archives since we talked about finishing your manuscript earlier this week. I have never been a particularly thick-skinned person. I...
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