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April – Children/Young Adult Month
April is Children/Young Adult Month at The Writers Chat Room. If you write in a youth centered category or are thinking about breaking into this market The Writers Chat Room is touching on the topic throughout the month of April. On April 4th and 8th we are going to kick off the topic with Understanding Children’s…
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Revising and Editing
March is Revision and Editing Month at The Writer’s Chat Room. Each Wednesday topic will have some connection to revision and editing. This week we are going to discuss the difference between the two writing tasks. While the words revise and edit are often used interchangeably, the two are actually not the same thing. In…
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Writing Your Book’s Back-Cover Copy
Writing Your Book’s Back-Cover Copy So you’ve written your book, you’ve chosen your title and cover design, and you’re breathing a sigh of relief. Now you have to decide what goes on the back cover. New authors sometimes rush this decision, writing the first thing that comes to mind. After all, it’s the back…
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Quarterly Critique Chat Guidelines
If you are interested in an on the fly critique from the entire Writers Chat Room this is your Quarterly Opportunity. Follow the guidelines exactly. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will be rejected. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Email sally@writerschatroom.com 150 – 300 words from your work. Paste your submission into the email, do not send…
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Formatting a Manuscript and Creating a Marketing Plan
This Topic appeared in Wednesday’s Newsletter If you use Word and need to know how to correctly format your Manuscript, this is a great place to visit. How to Format a Manuscript Using Microsoft Word Knowing how to format your manuscript is an important issue. Your editor needs to be able to get in there…