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Solutions for Writers by Sara Gentry
Приєднався 9 січ 2023
Sara Gentry is a Math Ph.D. turned Author Accelerator certified book coach. She helps writers find the solutions they need to write the books they love. You can learn more at solutionsforwriters.com/
A chat with Karyn Fischer on stakes in KidLit fiction
In this conversation, Karyn and I talk about the stakes in a story - why they are important, the importance of having external and internal stakes, and how to know if your story's stakes are strong enough to keep the reader turning the pages.
Karyn is an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach and a former children's book and YA literary agent with BookStop Literary Agency. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and writes middle grade and young adult fiction. She started Story & Prose Book Coaching and Editorial Services in 2021 with the goal of helping more writers.
I'm Sara Gentry, a math Ph.D. turned Author Accelerator certified book coach. I help writers find the solutions they need to write books they love.
Karyn is an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach and a former children's book and YA literary agent with BookStop Literary Agency. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and writes middle grade and young adult fiction. She started Story & Prose Book Coaching and Editorial Services in 2021 with the goal of helping more writers.
I'm Sara Gentry, a math Ph.D. turned Author Accelerator certified book coach. I help writers find the solutions they need to write books they love.
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Inside Outline Basics
Переглядів 42День тому
In this teaching video, I cover the basics of the Inside Outline, a tool created by Jennie Nash as part of her Blueprint for a Book system. The Inside Outline is commonly used by Author Accelerator certified book coaches (like myself) to help writers develop their novels.
A chat with Janet Fox about writing across KidLit categories
Переглядів 10114 днів тому
Janet Fox is an author, book coach, and mentor. As an author, she has written across KidLit categories (picture books, middle grade, and young adult) and many genres (including fantasy, contemporary, historical fiction, and nonfiction). In this conversation, Janet shares what it's like to write across markets. This interview premiered during KidLit Summer Camp 2024. Janet is the author of 12 aw...
KidLit Summer Camp 2023 Guest Interview - Christy Yaros
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KidLit book coach Christy Yaros joins us to breakdown the differences between middle grade and young adult audience categories. The links for Christy's interview are available in the program notes for KidLit Summer Camp. To learn more, go to solutionsforwriters.com/kidlit.
Novel Kickoff 2023 - interview with Trisha Jenn Loehr
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Trisha Jenn Loehr is a non-profit communications professional and freelance developmental editor turned romance writer and book coach for romance writers. She helps women write romance novels by giving them feedback and tools to enhance their writing skills and not feel guilt or shame for writing books full of tropes and kisses and happily ever afters. Her feedback is always intended to help wr...
Novel Kickoff 2023 Overtime Q&A
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Book coaches Margaret McNellis and Sara Gentry tackle a handful of questions from writers who participated in the Novel Kickoff event. "How do you stay motivated during the long process of writing a novel?" "How do you restart after taking a break?" "Is there a preference in using British English or American English?" "What are your favorite ways to develop characters?" "Why is changing POV a m...
Join us for Novel Kickoff!
Переглядів 13511 місяців тому
Novel Kickoff is a free online event for writers who are working on a novel this fall. Join us to hear from guest experts and come away with tips and inspiration to kickoff your novel! For details to register, go to solutionsforwriters.com.
KidLit Summer Camp Welcome
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Join us for KidLit Summer Camp, running June 5-9, 2023. We'll have an incredible week full of interviews with authors, book coaches, teachers, and a book seller, and we'll talk about all things that are related to KidLit!