The Intersection of Fiction and Real Life
On a December day in 2018, I opened an email with an offer to publish my middle grade novel, Swallowed by a Secret. I was stunned. An acquisitions...
Author-Writing Teacher Jen Malone on Pushing Herself, Learning Through Teaching, and Advice to Writers
Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction author Jen Malone is one of Inked Voices' long-time writing instructors, and it's fairly safe to say that she...
Debut Picture Book Author Teresa Robeson on writing, finding community, and sustaining a critique group
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Teresa Robeson in celebration of her debut picture book Queen of Physics: How Wu...
Literary Agent Sean McCarthy on Memorable Characters, Re-Readability, and How He Reads Manuscripts
Today, I'm pleased to interview Sean McCarthy, literary agent with Sean McCarthy Literary, where he represents children's book authors and...
Interview: Literary Agent Laurel Symonds
Today, I'm pleased to interview Laurel Symonds, literary agent with The Bent Agency. Laurel will be doing a First 15 pages workshop for Inked...
Writing Prompt: Creating Tension
First, what's the difference between tension and suspense? My source is Scenes and Sequels: How to Write Page-Turning Fiction by Michael...
Remaking an Old Favorite: How I Modernized a Childhood Song in a Picture Book Format
I have to confess up front that I never intended to remake the popular children’s song "The Farmer in the Dell." But when my son (4-years-old at the...
Interview with Author Martine Fournier Watson
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Martine Fournier Watson. Her debut fiction novel The Dream Peddler releases today -...
In Defense of Pantsing
The plot thickens…but my pants wear thin. From sliding by the seat of them, of course. My name is Martine, and I am a pantser. I know I’m not alone,...
Interview with Middle Grade Author Gail Shepherd
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Gail Shepherd about her debut middle grade novel The True History of Lyndie B....
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