With 2016 off to a great start, I thought now was a good time to launch my author website at www.lucyvhayauthor.com, plus you can follow me on Twitter at @LucyVHayAuthor.
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve decided write my true love, crime novels from now on, so am looking to make my www.lucyvhayauthor.com website all about this fascinating genre. So if you’re a crime writer or novelist? Connect with me – you can become a B2W VIP, by clicking HERE.
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Bang2write is known best for its screenwriting advice, but being a novelist and author myself, I also love to write and read about the art of novels, too.
So, with lots of you Bang2writers out there resolving to write a novel this new year, then – here’s my top tips on getting yours written, edited AND out there! Enjoy …
1) Writing
DYK? Writing a novel is HARD! Le duh. The good news is, there’s a plethora of help online to get us through the process and B2W is no different. Here’s some of the most-hit articles on this site dealing with the many ways, reasons, mistakes and other things we writers have to deal with when diving into our drafts:
Top 10 (Normal) Struggles When Writing A Novel
How NOT To Write A Novel: 5 Mistakes Writers Make
7 Reasons Why Studying Screenwriting Can Make You A Better Novelist
2) Editing
Gone are the days in which authors and novelists could send out first drafts. Nowadays, competition is higher than ever, with harsher standards to be met. If writers want their work to attract agents’, publishers’ or even readers’ critical eyes, then editing our work is a MUST … Luckily, there’s lots of advice out there on the web about this, too and B2W is no exception:
5 Questions To Help Edit Your Work
5 Ways To Evaluate Your Feedback
Creative Ways To Edit Outside The Box
6 Reasons NOT To Have A Prologue In Your Novel
2 Things ALL Writers Get Wrong In Early Drafts
11 Expositional Clichés That Will Kill Your Story
3) Submitting & Self Publishing
Once upon a time, writers had only one real way “in” to publishing: usually via an agent and a so-called “traditional” deal.
But this has changed in recent years. Authors now have gained more choice on their routes to publishing, thanks to new technology like the Kindle, plus platforms like blogs, Twitter and Facebook to find their audiences. The “indie author”, just like the indie filmmaker, has arrived!
3 Ways To Transform From “Self Publisher” to “Indie Author”
12 Things To Think About Before Rushing Into Self Publishing
10 Tips For Authors Promoting Their Books Online
Authors & Book Rights – 5 Key Truths
8 Essential Tips For Working With Cover Artists
Social media has also opened up what was previously quite a closed shop: now writers can follow and converse with literary agents and publishers online, meaning there is again HARSH expectations of “proper” submissions practices … But again, subs guidelines are easy to follow, so really there’s no excuse not to do it properly! Here’s the most-hit articles on B2W about novel and agent submissions:
5 Steps To Writing The Perfect Cover Letter For Your Novel
29 Ways NOT To Submit To An Agent
29 Ways To Find An Agent by Harry Bingham
Good luck!
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Excellent information that I’ll definitely make use of. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Thank you Lucy.