Bibliography of Writing Blogs

In honor of Pitch Wars this year, I wanted to do a quick round up of some of my favorite how-to blogs about writing. Most are written by me or my Pitch Wars co-mentor, Katie Golding, but there are also some links to blogs I have found helpful that were written by others. Feel free to browse whatever topics interest you!

And if you didn’t find one on a topic you were hoping for, hit me up on Twitter at @michellehazen. As a book coach, I have an insane stockpile of writing related blog links that I have pre-screened for usefulness, so if you ask me for a certain topic, I might just have something!

 

How to Write a Query:

http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/2016/08/things-i-look-for-when-editing-query.html

https://allthekissing.com/2018/01/key-components-romance-query-letter/?utm_content=buffera9aa4

 

How to Write a Synopsis:

How To Write A 1-Page Synopsis

 

Katie’s Hilarious Punctuation Series:

This covers punctuating dialogue (which is the most common error I see as an editor), as well as the ever-slippery em dash and semi-colon. And last but not least, the king, queen, and pawn of all punctuation: the comma. I did not know it was possible to make learning punctuation fun, but Katie did it. She also has a knack for explaining punctuation rules so they actually make sense and stick in your head, so you don’t have to google them another thousand times. It’s truly a gift.

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/single-post/2018/03/05/Dialogue-Tags-Yeah-Those-Jerks

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/single-post/2018/03/12/Dialogue-Tags-Actions-Beats-Voice-Descriptors-Oh-my

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/single-post/2018/03/19/Breaking-Down-Semicolons-Em-Dashes

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/single-post/2018/03/26/Common-Comma-Problems

 

How to Write Emotion:

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/#!5-Tips-for-Creating-a-Glass-Case-of-Emotions/c1q8z/57ae14e70cf27510b26bba74

 

How to Write Sexual Tension:

How to Write STEAMY Sexual Tension

Leave Room for the Holy Ghost: Tension in Writing

 

How To Write Sex Scenes:

Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Bad Sex

 

How to Write Show Don’t Tell:

Let Them Eat Cake: it’s the new Show-Don’t-Tell

How to Write an Anti-Heroine:

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/single-post/2017/03/05/When-Your-H-is-a-B-How-to-Write-the-Anti-Heroine

 

How to Write Twitter Pitches:

http://www.katiegoldingbooks.com/#!From-Pitch-to-Slam-Part-1-The-35Word-Pitch/c1q8z/57bb1c110cf20ea9c47c4fbe

http://colleenhalverson.com/its-a-pitmad-party-or-bringing-out-your-inner-woo-girl/

 

How to Survive the Writing Life:

AKA what to read after you just read all these how-to-write articles and you want to drown yourself in a cake

Learning to Love Revisions

What Having a Thick Skin Is…And What It Isn’t

Waiting on the Call

Should You Quit Writing?