After Draft 1: What’s the Next Step? – Guest Post by Kellyn Roth

After Draft 1: What’s the Next Step? – Guest Post by Kellyn Roth

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Like on Wednesday, today’s article is a guest post! Kellyn Roth just launched her organization Reveries Co., which is a place for indie authors to find cover design, editing, blog tour hosting, interior formatting, web design, etc. There’s more information after the post, so be sure to stick around and check it out!

Many thanks to Kellyn for this post!

Finishing the first draft of your novel is exhilarating! Oftentimes when I finish my first drafts, I don’t want to put them down. I just want to keep working on them.

However, as you’ve no doubt heard, most professionals recommend taking a break after you finish draft one before diving into rewrites or revisions.

Now, this may seem like a bad idea. When you’re excited about the story, shouldn’t you keep working on it? What if you fervor dies? What if you can’t remember what all was going on when you return to it? Continue reading “After Draft 1: What’s the Next Step? – Guest Post by Kellyn Roth” →

Forging the Fellowship Tag

Forging the Fellowship Tag

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The Rules:

  1. Include the tag banner in your post
  2. Link back to the creator of the tag   ( LITAFLAME.BLOG )
  3. Thank and link back to the person who tagged you
  4. Forge your Fellowship Out of BOOK CHARACTERS by answering the given questions!
  5. Tag three bloggers to pass the ring to.

(Side note: I’m going to be difficult and answer these questions three different ways. #1 will be book characters, according to the rules. #2 will be MCU characters. #3 will be my own characters. Julia, I hope you didn’t mind me totally bending the rules. XD)

*Asterisked links are BookShop affiliate links, which means if you buy through them I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. And BookShop is awesome because it supports independent U.S. bookstores! A double asterisk means it’s an Amazon affiliate link.

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Why God is a Critical Part of the Writing Process – Guest Post by Beloved

Why God is a Critical Part of the Writing Process – Guest Post by Beloved

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Today’s article is a guest post by Beloved, who’s releasing her new YA contemporary novel The Daily Life of Hailey Grace.

For Hailey Grace, birthdays suck! She hopes with all her heart that her big day passes without gifts, or even a birthday wish. But with loving parents and two witty best friends who keep her on her toes, there’s no telling what adventure Hailey Grace will be forced to explore this time. Unexpectedly, her best friend Alex challenges her to do something she’s never done before. With that comes a whole new set of rules, and another life Hailey isn’t sure she’s quite ready for. Now questioning all that she has ever believed, she takes Alex up on the dare by asking for something that no one but God can give her. Her request also comes with a twenty-four-hour deadline. As the minutes slowly but surely tick by, Hailey’s life shifts into overdrive and she wonders if she has asked for too much too soon.
Her post is short, but sweet. Enjoy!

My advice for aspiring writers who seek publication is to first seek God. Seek God wholeheartedly and Continue reading “Why God is a Critical Part of the Writing Process – Guest Post by Beloved” →

Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

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It’s time for another cover reveal! Hope Ann is releasing another fantasy novella, this one a retelling of Hades and Persephone mixed with the story of Castor and Pollux. (GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Y’ALL. *fangirls*)

Here, have a blurb:

 

Death can die as easily as any other man. Continue reading “Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann” →