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Blog Post

13
JUL
2016

Writing Tips & Tricks Catch-all

Tags : homework, PitchWars, tips for new writers, writer life, writing
Posted By : Brighton
Comments : 5

Now that this is my third year mentoring for #PitchWars, it’s getting a little difficult to gather up all past info I’ve shared. I figured it was a good idea to put it all in one place, as much for me as for any writers out there who are interested. While some posts are specific to Pitch Wars (and marked as such), most are relevant to all writers on their publishing journeys.

I’ll continue to keep this updated with any new tips and tricks I post, any blog posts that are relevant, etc, so feel free to check back regularly. And, as always, I’m available to answer questions on Twitter. (Please remember the underscore when tweeting me. The non-underscore WriteAsRain doesn’t like to be bothered, to put it mildly. LOL)

Editing:
Dialogue
Garbage/Distancing words
Beat Sheets
Formatting your MS
First chapter do’s and don’ts
Showing vs Telling

Synopses:
Yes, You Need One (Pitch Wars specific)

Random:
Critique Straight Talk
Find a CP
It’s Okay to Say No
The Power of Perseverance
Are You Ready (Pitch Wars specific)

Miscellaneous Writerly Things:
Ten Things I Wish I Knew
Finding the Perfect Agent (for you)
The Road to Publication: Twitter Question Style
Do You Really Know Your Characters?
Every Step is Worth Celebrating
So You Feel Like a Fraud, Huh?

 

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Brighton Walsh spent nearly a decade as a professional photographer before deciding to take her storytelling in a different direction and reconnect with her first love: writing. When she’s not pounding away at the keyboard, she’s probably either reading or shopping—maybe even both at once. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children, and, yes, she considers forty degrees to be hoodie weather. Her home is the setting for frequent dance parties, Lego battles, and more laughter than she thought possible.

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    Hannah August 16, 2019 at 6:52 pm Reply

    Hello,
    The links go to “Access Forbidden”. Is there anyway it can be fixed?

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      Brighton August 18, 2019 at 1:31 pm Reply

      Unfortunately, the few links that display access forbidden aren’t on my website and are the property of another site, so I have no control over that.

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    Giora July 17, 2016 at 5:01 pm Reply

    This is very helpful. I started with your suggestion to eliminate garbage words. Interesting enough, when I put to find the word “so” I got many words that included the letter “so” and from all of them deleted also the words “also, some, sometimes”. If you agree that these are also garbage words, you can add it next time. Going to implement all the other writing tips. Thanks.

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