Author: Bookfox
- 20 Independent Publishers Who Won Literary Awards
Many writers, after having published a book with a big house, prefer to publish with independent publishers. You get more individualized attention with independent publishers, and you don’t get lost in a huge cog of a corporate machine. In fact, there are actually many reasons as to why looking for an independent book publisher might […]
- 23 Gold-Mine Grants for Writers
As writers with a whopping-size project in our lap, sometimes we need to get the green before we can make the green. Only how? Let’s face it: writing may be feel absolutely liberating, but it’s not a money-making machine; most writers fulfill their dreams because they can’t think about doing anything else. The reality of […]
- Don’t Write Every Day: The Benefits of Binge Writing
by Garrett Calcaterra 1. I Don’t Write Every Day The writing advice you most often hear is something to the effect of, “If you want to be a successful author, you need to write every day.” I don’t. I mean, I work as a freelance writer and editor, so yeah, I write something every day, […]
- 14 Literary Agents Currently Seeking Clients
After years of grueling work, avoiding distractions, and breaking through writer’s block, you finished your novel. Now what? Even though some jump straight to submitting it to publishers, for many writers, the next step is finding a literary agent. Literary agents help writers find publishers, as well as negotiate the deal and sales of the […]
- 20 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
It stares you down in the form of an empty word doc and a blinking cursor. Its existence is hotly debated. It is any storyteller’s biggest fear: the dreaded Writer’s Block (and see my updated post on Writers Block). However, have no fear! I’ve racked my brain for fail-safe strategies to conquer Writer’s Block, tactics […]
- 41 Best YA Literary Agents
Why do so many writers thank their agents first in the acknowledgements? Because the agent is pretty much the most important person in a writer’s life. Countless people work behind the scenes to bring each author’s budding vision for a story to its fruition, from friends and family to the publishing house’s distribution, but none […]
- The Only Character Name Generator You’ll Ever Need
Having trouble coming up for a name for your character? Look no further! This random character name generator is just the tool you need. A good writer knows that word choice can make or break a story, and character names are no exception. The names you choose resonate with readers on both a conscious and subconscious […]
- 50 Creative Writing Ideas to Combat Writer’s Block
A lack of creative writing ideas often leads to a writer’s worst fear: writer’s block. It’s so easy to fall into its clutches, spending hours at your laptop (or notebook or typewriter) writing sentence after sentence only to cross every one out. Or even worse—to sit an an empty page and write nothing at all. […]
- The Best Writing Prompts on Tumblr
Tumblr is a blog site that is good for more than just hipster photos and crying over your favorite pop culture icons. It’s also a community for writers of all genres to collaborate and share ideas. Tumblr is a great resource for writing prompts. Writing prompts on Tumblr take a number of forms, with each […]
