What to write after finishing your first novel
Anonymous asked: I just finished a novel and am in the process of querying agents. The novel is part of a trilogy. Should I go on to write the second book in the trilogy, or start on a new project …
Author: michellemadow
My General Writing Process
Anonymous asked: Hey Michelle… so I am trying to get into writing and I was just wondering what your general writing process is like? Do you do the whole outline thing or do you just go at it? Thanks <3 …
Wordiness
I’m really tired. So this might be incoherent. But it’ll be short. I’m editing right now, and reading what my mom wrote on the manuscript, because she looks through it for corrections, too. There’s one point where it looks like this: …
How do you get an agent?
Anonymous asked: How do you get an agent? I have sent letters and writing samples to several agencies and either have not heard back from them or have gotten rejection letters which seemed like form letters. Good question! Here are …
What to do when you’re stuck in a scene
Anonymous asked: In my book a human and a demon are falling in love, but the demon boy (Ben) hasn’t told the human girl (Trinity) what he is. They are in his car alone for the first time and she …
Questions?
Hey everyone! Do you have a question you’ve been wanting to ask about the writing process? If so, I would love to answer them to the best of my ability! Just comment on this post with your question, and I’ll …
Book Expo America!
I’m back from NYC, and ready to blog about what happened at Book Expo America! First of all, here’s what BEA looks like. A huge convention hall with thousands of booths lined up in 20+ long rows where you’ll find …
Editing
Fun news = I graduated college on Sunday! (With honors, which I didn’t find out until the actual graduation 🙂 I’m officially a “real person.” Cool/scary? We’ll see! Since I completed the first draft of my novel a few days …
Finished the First Draft!
Exciting news — last night I completed the first draft of my work in progress! It’s currently 286 pages (with one inch margins), 90,300 words (according to Microsoft Word), and 71,500 words when I take the number of pages and …
90,000 Words!
Last night I reached 90,000 words on my work in progress! I normally try to write 1,000 words a day, but I have to admit that due to school, this can be difficult at times. Actually, this past semester I’ve …