Since last month I delved into what an excerpt is, and shared one from my own manuscript, I thought today I would get into the Synopsis! In general, a synopsis is a summary or outline of anything: play, movie, tv show, the accident you had last week... But I want discuss book synopses, and specifically, … Continue reading A Synopsis
Author: RAFrick
What the heck is YA Speculative Fiction?
I get this question from nearly everyone who asks about my writing. People read books in the genre they are accustomed to, based off the recommendations of friends or their e-book store, or simply because they liked the cover art. The exception is other writers, publisher's, agents, librarians, and book bloggers. We have to be … Continue reading What the heck is YA Speculative Fiction?
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An excerpt?
Noticing that many writers/bloggers release excerpts of their books, manuscripts, and WIP's, I wanted to join in! And then I thought, what is the purpose of an excerpt? The obvious answer is a short extract from a piece of work to show as an example. But I think there is another reason: to share your … Continue reading An excerpt?
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From Book Idea to Finding an Agent
It sounds simple: You have an idea for a book, whether Fiction or non-fiction, literary or commercial, so you write it. After that you send it to a publisher and they take care of editing, publishing, and marketing the book. No?! Well, that's what I thought before I wrote my first manuscript. One day, not so … Continue reading From Book Idea to Finding an Agent
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Writing First Loves
In both my completed manuscript and WIP, my characters start to fall in love for the first time. They're both YA, what do you expect? Your teen years are for experiencing new things, and falling in love is a big one. But if you write YA, you could encounter one of two problems. These problems … Continue reading Writing First Loves
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Confidence or Lack Thereof…
Writers are a rare breed who can simultaneously think we have the most amazing ideas that simply must be shared with the world, while also feeling crippling self doubt. How can such a huge group of people think they are both awesome and ordinary? For writers with serious self-esteem issues, you will hear that it … Continue reading Confidence or Lack Thereof…
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Book reviews and Ratings
All readers have their own way of reviewing a book. Brutally honest, overwhelmingly positive, full of gushing praise with gifs for emphasis, or always negative because you hate everything. Book bloggers are often lucky to get free ARC's, Advanced Reader Copies, of books to review. Recently, I've noticed a common opinion. If you receive an ARC, … Continue reading Book reviews and Ratings
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Naming Characters
Alright, it's time to confess, I love Onomastics! You don't know what onomastics is?! It's only one of my favorite hobbies. Names! Doesn't everyone belong to a dozen different sites to discuss and research names? No! Well, if you are a writer, you have to care a little about your characters' names. You could pick … Continue reading Naming Characters
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Is Writing a Job?
Do you have a day job that doesn't involve your creative writing? Yes? Me too. I'm a teacher, and I have found that most writers (except the most successful) have day jobs. There are the teachers like me who write in limited free time, agents and book reviewers who make their living as close as … Continue reading Is Writing a Job?
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Music I Write To…
I love music. Not as much as reading, possibly as much as writing. I love pop, country, punk, ska, bluegrass, oldies, rock, Motown, Broadway, alternative, and even some rap. Over the past two months writing my novel has been spent mostly listening to popular music. Music I Write To... is a playlist of those songs plus … Continue reading Music I Write To…
R.A. Frick 