Author: Stephanie Ayers
Pantsers vs Plotters During NaNoWriMo: How to Plan for Success
In high school, you were the English major who skipped the day they taught outlining. You refuse to read “How to Plot Your Novel” articles. The very idea of an outline to guide your story makes you break out in hives. Does this sound like you? Then you might be a pantser. For those who
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How Do You Prep for NaNoWriMo Writing Success
NaNoWriMo begins tomorrow!! That’s right. It ‘ll be here sooner than you expect. It will sneak up on you like an ill-intentioned shadow creeper, and since I don’t want you to start a 50k run on words alone, I want to help you prepare. The biggest step is choosing what to write. It’s sneaky. So often, NaNo
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Illusions of Dialogue: The Vanishing Tag by Jesse Teller
This is the lesson I have heard when it comes to dialogue: Don’t tag too often. Don’t get too specific with your tag. First, let’s define tag. A tag is very simple. He said is a tag. We have all seen them a million times. Remember that. We will get back to that. Tags are
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Book Blog Tour: Mirrors & Thorns
Mirror & Thorns – Twisted Fairy Tale Anthology. Published by Catterfly Publishing, an OWS Ink LLC subsidiary Where the fairytale ends, and the reflection begins OWS Ink, LLC is very excited to announce the publication of our 2017 anthology, Mirror & Thorns. Just in time for Halloween, these fourteen stories from fourteen different authors
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5 Important Reasons Why Submissions Matter: Exposure vs Pay
If you hang out on social media long enough, you’ll find groups specializing in Open Calls for writing. They always ask you to list a few important things: Rate of pay Submission fee Specifics like genre, word count These are good things because it will draw the right kind of writers to the publisher hosting
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