One of the biggest mistakes amateur writers make when submitting proposals to Dragon Soul Press (DSP) is Voice. It’s passive. As such, Passive Voice does two things that hurts your story. First, it tends to have more telling and not enough showing. You may have heard this expression, “Show, do not tell.” If you have … Continue reading How to Kill Passive Voice
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How to Write a Proposal
On an earlier post by Dragonqueen, she writes a general guide on how to submit to a publisher. Here, I'll give you a live example using my ninth novel, The Ties That Bind to walk you through each part.Before we start, you'll see a lot of services geared toward writing that "perfect proposal." Most of those … Continue reading How to Write a Proposal
How to Create a One-Sentence Punch
Ah, the dreaded blurb so small you have to condense your entire book into a single sentence. In the literary world, this is often referred to as the elevator pitch, stemming from trying to sell your book to someone with the same amount of time as riding in an elevator, but without the uncomfortable staring. … Continue reading How to Create a One-Sentence Punch
50% Off New Year Sale
Dragon Soul Press is a traditional publisher that also provides professional services for self-published authors. All services are available for browsing on the website and there is a more in-depth description for each within the store. Below are listed the prices for the sale that takes place between January 1st to January 3rd. To receive … Continue reading 50% Off New Year Sale
Practice Makes Perfect, But…
The most common mantra new writers hear is something along these lines, “Your first one million words is crap.” Now, if you think about it, one million words isn’t all that much. If you write an average of 3,000 words a day, you’ll hit that in 333 days, assuming you have that much material planned … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect, But…
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