putting my english degree to good use by making a which woman from classic literature are you quiz  so enjoy

1. this quiz is great.

2. getting amy march as my result definitely didn't affect my opinion of this quiz

thank you so much this is super cool!!!

How To Write A Book Pitch

This is what you say when someone says ‘what’s the book about?’—a paralyzing question, and you need a compelling answer.

If you don’t know where to start,

A very basic formula for a book pitch can go something like this—

Character, conflict, setting, hook

Character

Most pitches start with character.

A charming cyborg…

A relentless assasin…

A battered detective…

(Try to keep it to one interesting character, too many characters at once can be confusing.)

Conflict

This is the problem your character faces. This is whatever your plot is.

…gets stranded on mars…

…falls in love with the man she’s supposed to kill…

…uncovers a dangerous secret…

Setting

…in a world ravaged by famine…

…lost in an unforgiving sea…

…at an elusive liberal arts college…

Hook

THIS is the part that is tricky, because there’s no easy formulaic way I can suggest you end your pitch—but you should have a hook, something snappy that pulls you in.

Example:

Under this formula, the pitch for my novel, ‘The Runaway’s Promise’ would look something like this…

Creative foster kid Beverly wants nothing more than to run away from her fatally dull small-town home. In trying to make an escape plan, she gets caught in a dangerous town secret that threatens to keep her there forever.

I’m not big on formulas but this one’s solid. Who is the focus of the book? What is the challenge this object of focus must face? Where does this conflict take place and what is the context? And as for the hook, why is there no easy or obvious solution to the conflict at hand?

Be obsessed with your writing.

You’re allowed to be obsessed with your story. You NEED to be for it to be good. If you have it on your mind 24/7 you’ll be able to fix plot holes and make better scenes and charecter development. Play out your favorite parts in your head before you fall asleep. Daydream about it. Make memes and mood boards and play lists about it. BY ALL MEANS chat about it incessantly with your friends and family and mutuals. I’m rooting for you! Fantasize! Create! Obses!

BOOKLR INTRO

hey everyone!! it’s Betty and this is my new book blog.

I hope to be posting book reviews, tag + game style posts, advice and of course pretty pictures of books!!

my favourite books all time = a little life

my favourite YA book = the slated series

currently reading: the tattooist of auschwitz

I also have a Bookstagram which I’d really appreciate if you checked out

hi, please check out my booklr for more book related content!!

Seven years after, I see you again 😚

Guys this completely changed my writing, heed it. I often do an entire draft just looking at sentence variation and oftentimes the results are absolutely transformative in the difference.

I JUST WANT TO FALL COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH WRITING AGAIN

bc right now I love it but don't have those bubbly feelings about any of my long list of works in progress and it’s stressing me out.

your first draft is going to suck, but a great way to not let that get to you is to remember that the first draft’s job is be written. just being there makes it perfect in itself.

bad writing advice: you should not EVER NEVER do this thing

good writing advice: everyone’s style is different. there’s no rules set in stone about how to be a good writer. develop your own style and run far with it. it doesn’t have to be perfect. there’s thousands of people out there searching for something new and unique. no matter what, someone out there will always read and be interested in your work. you can become someone’s favorite author by just being yourself.

Every writer on here needs to here this, as well as people who put out writing advice

Yeah!!! Follow em all!! All!! These are excellent writers 🌟✨

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-Kiss-

Witty? Hell no.

But, here’s some more great writeblrs to follow, if you’re curious. They’re all much better than me.

@meafeminas @vviciously @death-over-coffee @emilymustwrite @yourwritingisgay @three-seas-writes @probablynothumanish @pixel-is-writing @pen-and-sword-writing @vhum @shamelesslypoetic @adventurebeneaththewords @writingwordsanddrawingpictures @writersloth @aurumni-writes @cawolters (obviously) @gh0st-writes @melwrotethat and there’s loads more!!!

@james-stark-the-writer you just made my week agh thank you so much!!! 😍😍😍😍

Everyone please go follow @sixstepsaway @the-real-rg @cogesque @homesteadchronicles @futureauthor-mabye @incandescent-creativity @sulfurousdreamscapes @tracle0 @elliewritesstories they’re amazing and deserve so much love!!! 💕💕💕💕💕

Aaaah this was so sweet, thank you Caitlin!! Of course I have many of my own!!

@semblanche - Incredible writing style, incredible characters, incredible edits, and I’m naming my firstborn Jekyll

@syposium - That aesthetic is always on point?? And at the same time that writing style?? It’s too much, someone call an ambulance x_x

@ashes-to-sen - You will never, in all your days, find a sweeter person to talk to. Plus Ghost’s writing style has LITERALLY made my jaw drop and that’s not allowed

@thespooniewrites - As the Beta Ellie I’m a mere plebeian in comparison to this Alpha Ellie. I’ve been obsessed with her characters forever and I always freak out when she talks because how could someone so cool talk to me??

@omgbrekkerkaz - Zara is literally one of the kindest people I’ve ever met holy cannoli I’d so grab a croissant with her some day! Her edits and aesthetics are so good too bsjdjsjs

@nerocael - You’re basically looking at my tumblr mom right here. Vall is an absolute gift and I sometimes mistake her edits for professional pieces, they’re so well done

@katabasiss - This is my home girl right here!!Kristina could write a grocery list and I’d fall in love with it like seriously Who Allowed This

And of course so many others! Here are just a couple:

@writingwithellie @watermelons-writings @idreamonpaper @golden-eyed-writer @hazeywrites @pen-for-sword @noloumna @vviciously @codewritelove @indecentpause @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword @cohldhands

awww ellie, thank you! everyone mentioned above is amazing!. here are some of my favourite writeblrs:

@fartistically- will i ever stop screaming about ananya’s wips and ocs? hm, probably not! seriously, they’re all so amazing and her edits never fail to blow my mind because wow, they’re so amazing.

@euphoriecs- i’ve only known amira’s ocs for a day, but if anything happened to them i’d kill everyone in this room and then myself…okay, maybe that was a tad bit dramatic, but seriously, her ocs are awesome and wtsf might just be one of my favourite wips to date!

@sorroways- all of eva’s wips are so…divine? seriously, if you haven’t seen them you are missing out on some quality content!

@nmcwriting- you all know how much i love cosmicity, and nicki’s writing always makes me gasp out in delight because of the sheer amount of talent she has. just…wow.

@isherwrites- where do i even begin? trust me, when red publishes the changing house i’ll probably be first in line to buy it. the concept and the writing is just so fucking good, i’m in awe. 

@theforgottencoolkid- tani is such a sweetheart! and her wips? honestly so, so good. if i could adopt all of her ocs, i would, trust me.

but that’s not all! here are some other writeblrs you must check out:

@dancingwithwind @kaatiba @montevena @penumbrics @alejandroistyping @faheysjesp @jculiets @cosmaires @tobiandjane @vviciously @mrywrites @elonanwrites

kind of wish i could put my whole blogroll on here tbh

some additional darlings for you:

@relevy @idreamonpaper @dotr-rose-love @dogwrites @rowofthorns  @lux-scriptum @sorroways @kalis-scribbles

Oh @sancta-silje is an excellent writeblr to follow too and I am not saying this because she tagged me in this! Looking for dark biblical aesthetic and dark characters and Hell subjects? Silje’s wip got it! Other cool ones you may want to check out is @theouterdark , @theevolutionofledarose , @astaera-writes , @i-rove-rock-n-roll , @kainablue , @syposium , @theguildedtypewriter , @farrradays , @mgcorvo-author, @jingjingteon , @noloumna , @ivonoris , @bowtomypointlesswords

Oh my, thank you! I highly recommend @incandescent-creativity, @westywrites, @starlitesymphony, @thewritertiffany and @thegrimlyreaper! They’re all so sweet and lovely, and have such fun WIPs too!

Aw, thanks for recommending me! I appreciate it 😊. I myself recommend @writeness, @writer-jessicac, @ren-c-leyn, @gaslightwestern, @erinisawriter, @endlesshourglass, @lmorasey, @cjjameswriting, @cupcakeswriting, and @writerinafury, @writingbetty, @writingfyis, and @writinginslowmotion. They’ve got great WIPs and helpful writing tips/resources, and are really kind and supportive folks!

Thanks for the love, it means a lot to me!! Some personal faves of mine are @els-writes @farrradays @brynwrites @chronicintrovert @delphwrites @fannawrites