I subscribe to and follow several authors, blogs, and writing sources throughout the week.
Each Friday, I include links to FIVE sources to improve your writing that I found useful.
Here are my offerings for this week. Hope they inspire you to start writing and continue writing!
Take a look at these before and after comparisons. Hope you'll notice the white spaces. That's a big part of making your book more readable. https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-self-publish/book-design/why-does-my-book-need-interior-formatting
If you want to indie-pub a children's book, start your search for an illustrator. It takes time to find the right fit plus you need to know the costs involved so you can have the money ready. https://www.laurenranalli.com/new-blog/2019/9/19/how-i-found-my-illustrator
If you want to go the traditionally published route, you will probably need an agent as many publishing houses don't accept unsolicited manuscripts. They figure they have a better chance of finding a good story if someone in the business - an agent - thinks the story has merit. So here's a good breakdown of how to search for the right agent for your writing.
If you don't define your characters well enough, the reader will get lost in who's who and stop reading your book. You don't want that! https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-structure-stories-with-multiple-main-characters/
If you write mysteries, here's some tips for you on how to create a strong hero, which doesn't mean he's perfect! https://www.livewritethrive.com/2022/07/25/11934/
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