The Challenges of Writing a Novel: Why It’s Hard

Why writing a novel is hard? It’s hard because doing it well matters, because stories matter, and the details matter, and there are often a lot of details. Sometimes they take years to organize. The feelings and ideas and memories that we put into the writing also matter, and are layered, and we can’t force … Read more

What Literary Agents Look For: Tips for Aspiring Authors

What do literary agents look for? Top Things Literary Agents Look for in a Book Voice. Not to be confused with #ownvoices, voice is best defined as the author’s style of writing, their tone, and the way the narrator tells the story. Writing. Writing is different from voice. Plot. Characters. Setting. Marketability. Hook. Potential Submissions. … Read more