So I had a fun adventure in writing recently. While researching a certain literary agency, I noticed they requested a synopsis in their submission guidelines. No problem! I thought. Already wrote one of those! Until I realized their word count limit was 500 words – and the synopsis I’d written was...

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One of the places I went this week (via reading) was a fantastic universe of Greek and Roman mythology: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series.  Description: When Jason wakes up on a school bus hand-in-hand with a girl he doesn’t know...

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“So what’s your book about?” A question every author dreads and usually answers with a resounding, “....Ummmm.” I mean honestly, how in the world am I supposed to condense my 50,000+ words down to a pitch I can give you in under a minute? How am I to describe all...

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This week, something super cool happened to me: I won a writing contest! On Sunday, S. Alex Martin proposed a flash fiction contest about “unseasonal snow,” because it was still snowing where he lives. I'd never done anything like this before, but I decided to try my hand at the...

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