Happy Wednesday Writers!
Enjoy your weekly writing prompt!
What Are Your Writing Struggles?
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This week I want to hear from you!
tomiadeyemi.com is your writing resource, and for it to be helpful I need to know what you're struggling with!
Writing Prompt #25
How To Pitch A Literary Agent in 5 Easy Steps
Alright writers!
If you've been following me, you've read 3 Reasons Every Writer Should Go To A Writers Conference and you've looked up a 2016 Writers Conference near you.
If you're attending a conference with opportunities to pitch to literary agents, you're probably both excited and freaked out for the chance to talk about your novel. I know this, because last weekend I was feeling the same thing!
Two weeks ago I signed up for the San Diego Writer's Conference and decided to pitch my book to 4 literary agents. I scoured the web for all the tips, tricks, and advice I could find and practiced my pitch like my life depended on it.
At the end of the day, it paid off: 1 agent asked to see the first 50 pages of my book and 2 agents asked me to send the whole thing!
Writing Prompt #24
Writing Prompt #23
How to Write Diverse Characters
If you're active on Twitter, you've probably noticed that there's a huge push in the publishing world to increase diversity in all genres of literature.
Whether it's an institution like We Need Diverse Books, which grew from a hashtag into a full on organization that provides awards, grants, mentorships and more, or literary agents tweeting about wanting more diverse manuscripts in their slush pile, both readers, agents, and publishers want to see more diversity in today's stories.
A reader recently contacted me about wanting to write a story with a diverse protagonist, but being scared about getting it wrong. I realized this is a fear several writers might have, so here are 3 easy tips to help you write diverse characters today.
Writing Prompt #22
3 Reasons Every Writer Should Go To A Writers Conference
Last week we went over the 3 New Year's resolutions you should implement to make 2016 your best writing year yet.
One of those resolutions was to get connected, and one way to do that is by going to a writers conference.
2016 Writers Conferences
If you've read 3 Reasons Every Writer Should Go to A Writers Conference, you're probably dying to find one near you.
Here is a list of every 2016 Writers Conference I could find!
If you discover any missing conferences, please let me know in the comments (conference name, website link, location, and dates!) so that I can add them to the list.
I'll be continuously updating this list with new conferences I discover, so if you don't see one near you today be sure to check back in the future!