One of the things I notice when beta-reading for new writers is how they approach action scenes. They either increase the tension up to where a fight should be inevitable and then back away from the potential fight or they engage in the fight and it’s a mess—the reader can’t figure out what’s going on … Continue reading Get the Blood Pumping and Write Those Action Scenes!
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How to Kill Passive Voice
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
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
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
Guide to Submit to a Publisher
You’d like to submit your work for review to be published? Whether you’ve submitted to a publisher in the past or this is your first time, here’s a few tips we can offer before hitting “send” on that email. First, consider your proposal. What genre is your book? If it is part of a currently … Continue reading Guide to Submit to a Publisher
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