Almost An Author

Almost An Author https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Opportunities Abound You Love It, I Don’t The Tax Man Cometh! Review of the Reviews Getting Unstuck: Finding Inspiration in the Classics Capitalization of Titles and Headers Waiting The Opening for Your Proposal The Dangers of Safe Fiction After Your Submission, Learn Patience Put Their Book on the Shelf! Be Adaptable How Many Pages in a Book Proposal? Sabbatical Writers Chat Recap for March Part 1 Maurice Sendak. Dr. Seuss. J. K. Rowling. And me? Latin Clarification Terms What’s Your Story Interview with Laurie Sibley: Why Aspiring YA Authors Should Write for Magazines Prepare Your Field . . . for a Blizzard Engaging Readers Through Dialogue Preparation A Troop? Swarm? Gaggle? What do you call a group of Editors? Preparation Works Lessons Learned to Last All Year How to Punctuate Dialogue Writers Chat Recap for October Why Simultaneously Submit Your Proposal Writers Chat Recap for January 2026 Writers Chat Recap for November & December Post Launch The Advent of Snow Location, Location, Location Motivation Mayhem Why Do Editors Take So Long with my Submission? Scattered “New” Thoughts No Nos for Your Submission What Do You Write? Keeping the Faith The Christmas Read-Aloud Crowd Putting in the Work Misplaced Modifiers When (and What) to Quit 4 Key Tips for Crackling Dialogue in Your Fiction From Rings to Rainstorms: Using Symbols and Motifs to Deepen Your Story Bouncy Writing Advice Peeking over the Artist’s Shoulder I Know the Author Editors Do More Than Read Submissions Chasing YA Market Trends…or Not