So I decided to listen to my own advice (I generally try to do this, I swear!) by revising my first page for The Last Onest (or TLO). Back in July 2010, I encouraged my readers to revise their first page. To recap, it was after I’d listened to Ally Condie speak. At the WIFYR […]
faceless characters
**Don’t forget about the 1st LINE CONTEST to win a query critique by Agent Mary Kole + other prizes** Sometimes I like to do sketches of my characters so I can better visualize what they look like. Here is an example of Myka (left) and Taya (right) from TLO. I did a quick sketch of […]
how my sister thinks she’s in my book…
So whenever I talk to my sister, Sarah, she happens to spoil the ending of something. Which is one reason I stopped watching the BBC Robin Hood because Sarah happened to BLURT OUT *spoiler* that Marian dies. *End of spoiler* And for me, the girl who covers her ears while saying “I can’t hear you” […]
RIP dear Gresham
Awhile ago, I blogged about how Ally Condie mentioned she’d revised her first page and the changes that brought about (see blog post here). So I thought I took this advice, as I’ve revised my first chapter like a billion times . . . though that might be a slight exaggeration. But it wasn’t until […]
Chersti Nieveen 