I’m Afraid to Hire an Editor
Dear Lou, My writing group has suggested I hire a professional developmental editor to look at my children’s chapter book, but I’m wary of letting someone else loose on my…Build your manuscript by breaking it down
Build a manuscript by breaking it down? Illogical Captain. Actually, never has anything made more sense. To do so, you will have to put down your writer’s pen and look…Lite Whines and Laughter by Lee Gaitan
Lite Whines and Laughter: Mild Rants and Musings on the Mundane by Lee Gaitan is a collection of essays with a unique humorous spin proving to us that real life…Still Not Convinced that You Need an Editor?
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Writing a book is hard work. But you can make the process easier by writing a set number of words or pages, and then stopping to revise them before writing…How to Bookmap for Plot Revision
In her insightful book The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein says, “A bookmap, in its simplest form, is a scene-by-scene or chapter-by-chapter outline of a novel…it allows you to…Are You Using Confusing Pronouns in Your Writing?
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The Mega Awesome Notebook by Kevin Minor is an awesome graphic novel about an equally awesome graphic novel. It tells the story of a teenage cartoonist whose drawings come to…Follow Me
Don’t be that person who waits for the last possible day, last possible hour to send in your entry…
The 21st is only 10 days away!
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Ta-daaaaaa!
Here`s the news you`ve been waiting for!
This summer, The Lyrical Language Lab`s is hosting its first ever FREE VERSE POETRY CONTEST on the theme of Summer Snapshots.
Did I say free verse?
I did.
Were you expecting rhyme? Ha!
Sorry-not-really-or-at-all-actually...
Why? Because free verse is fantastic. Free verse is:
- the freedom to choose the words you like
- the freedom to not worry about meter or rhyme
- the freedom to create a deep sensory and emotional experience without being boxed in by structure
- the freedom to be
Wow us.
X
Lou
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Ha! You`re going to have to sit tight until Friday to find out....
*cue evil evil laugh*
So, while I can`t tell you exactly what it is, I CAN tell that it`ll be as fantastic as The Lyrical Language Lab and that you`ll want to be a part of it.
If I weren`t judging it, I deffo would!
Only two more sleeps...
x
Lou
PS: Won`t you frenzy-whip with me and share with your Instagram friends?
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Want to sell books while you kick back and relax?
That may sound too good to be true - and essentially most things that sound too good to be true turn out not to be true - but an author newsletter isn’t one of them.
How does it work?
Creating a community with an author newsletter allows you to free up time to write, to relax, to hike, to walk the dog, to spend time with family, to read books… without having to post constantly on social media so people know who you are.
Marketing your children’s or YA book can be as simple as:
1️⃣ having an author newsletter
2️⃣ sending regular emails to interested people
3️⃣ creating connections
Do you really need 10k followers on social media, most of who will never see what you post or necessarily want to buy your work?
Or would you prefer a small and engaged audience who choose to receive emails from you, are interested in your writing and who will spread the word about you and your books?
I know which one I’d prefer (and it’s not the first option 🙃)
Comment MARKETING below and I’ll send you a book marketing starter kit that will walk you through getting your followers of social media and onto your email list.
Follow me @lou.piccolo_editor for more book marketing tips ❤️
Lou
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