letswritesomenovels:Submissions for Pitch Wars open in less than a week, so I thought I’d shar
letswritesomenovels:Submissions for Pitch Wars open in less than a week, so I thought I’d share some posts to help people prepare their entries. 1. Query Letter“How to Write the Perfect Query Letter” lays out all of the “rules” for writing a good query (including formatting. word length, and meta data), as well as helping you figure out what exactly your query letter needs to say about your novel and yourself. You can also go to my new website (querylettergenerator.com/). The generator will ask you questions about your novel and use the advice laid out in my blog post to write a query for you. It won’t be perfect, but it’s a great starting point! 2. Synopsis“How to Write a Synopsis” likewise tells you everything you need to know about the “rules” of synopsis writing–from word count to CAPS LOCKING characters’ names when they’re introduced. It also gives advice about how to balance your plot and your protagonist’s inner journey within your limited word count. 3. First Chapter“How to Get the First Chapter Right” goes through the main three tasks of your first chapter. This post isn’t as prescriptive as the rest; there are no hard and fast rules to a good first chapter, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t helpful guidelines to follow. 4: Elevator PitchYour elevator pitch isn’t necessary for your Pitch Wars submission, but they recommend you have one ready. I originally wrote my “How to Pitch Your Novel in Under a Minute” post as advice to writers participating in my MA’s anthology launch party for editors and agents in London, but it will work for Pitch Wars, too!Good luck! x Julia Please consider supporting Let’s Write Some Novels on Ko-Fi -- source link