by MK England | Aug 11, 2016 | Pitch Wars, Queries & Synopses
I honestly never thought I’d say those words. It’s true, my attitude toward synopses has evolved over the years. At first, I utterly loathed them. Then, after my crit partner’s synopsis revealed a major plot issue I’d failed to spot while reading the actual...
by MK England | Jul 28, 2016 | Interviews, Pitch Wars, Publishing, Questions Answered, Videos, Writing Process
Last night I was on Pitch Wars Live answering your questions from Twitter about Pitch Wars wish lists, submissions, and the craft of writing. It was a TON of fun, and we got some really great questions! I haven’t been able to go back and watch it because I know...
by MK England | Jul 27, 2016 | Editing, Pitch Wars, Writing Process
I’ve written about critiquing and revising several times before. There’s a reason for that—in the last two years, I’ve personally had to come to terms with how critiquing works, how it feels, what I should take from it, and what role it plays in an author’s career....
by MK England | Jul 13, 2016 | Drafting
I recently gave a short(…ish) presentation about plotting techniques for the teen writing group at my library and figured, hey, I spent time putting all this together, may as well share it with the world wide interwebs, too. Look, I make no secret of the fact...
by MK England | Jun 22, 2016 | News
In the past two months I’ve moved to a new state, started a new job at a new library, become a first-time landlord (ugh), and… some other things that I can’t talk about yet. It’s a lot, y’all. And on top of it all? I’m preparing to be a #PitchWars mentor for the first...
