The Best Agent Information of Writing.ie: Really Useful Links by Lucy O’Callaghan
We are mixing things up once a month with our Really Useful Links column and
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The internet is a fabulous place for finding tips on writing and resources for writers (just look at writing.ie!), but the most helpful articles can be hard to track down, in a new regular weekly series we will be bringing you taste of our favourite links.
We are mixing things up once a month with our Really Useful Links column and
For those of you taking part in NaNoWriMo, burnout may be lurking in the background
Literary journals are still thriving both in print and increasingly, online. Readers who love short
Being able to distinguish characters in a story is essential to the reader. Each character
This week I am sharing some podcasts for writers. Whether we are listening to what
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an annual event in which participants commit to writing
Getting the opportunity to pitch your novel in person to an agent is a fantastic
This week is Murder One: the international crime writing festival in Dun Laoghaire so I
Having an author platform is almost becoming the norm now. Showing publishers that you have
Twitter pitches are 280-character hooks aimed at enticing people to read your book. These pitches
Titles are one of the first marketing tools you have to attract a reader. You
A dual timeline novel can make a captivating read, but as the writer, you need
Writing from a dual point of view can broaden the scope of your story but
Genre defines the type of story you are writing. Essentially it is a way of
Writing fantasy fiction allows endless possibilities, curtailed only by the writer’s imagination and creativity. Broadly
Are you a writer that can only focus on one project at a time or
Finding the right literary agent is one of the most important things you will do
Worldbuilding is when writers create a fictional world. Although popular with science fiction and fantasy,
To plot or not to plot, that is the question. There are many different ways
At some point, a writer has to put themselves out there and share their work.
