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Eva Langston

10 Simple Plot Exercises You Need to Do BEFORE You Write Your Novel!

Why are The Chronicles of Narnia so popular? And what can The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe teach us about writing children's fiction?

What The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Can Teach Us About Writing Children’s Fiction

in Children's Literature Study on 01/19/19

Guest post by Edward J. Denecke, author and illustrator of What Happens at School When You’re Not There?  (For a full bio, see the end of this post.)   During an important exam week while I was in college, someone told me about C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a children’s fantasy-adventure series. I was a serious student and never shirked the… View Post

How to start your own writing group and make it successful.

How to Start Your Own Writing Group

in Writing on 01/05/19

I’ve been in many a writing group – some helpful, some not so much.  One of my best experiences was with a group I started myself. It’s more work, but when you start your own group it can be exactly what you want and need it to be.  In my case, I wanted a group of other YA/MG writers who were serious… View Post

Four reasons why the writing advice "write every day" pisses me off

The Piece of Writing Advice That Really Pisses Me Off

in Writing on 10/09/18

Here it is.  The piece of writing advice that really pisses me off:  Write every single day. Lots of people give this writing advice, or some variation of it.  Author Jeff Goins suggests writing for at least 30 minutes every day.  In his memoir On Writing, Stephen King tells fiction writers to aim for 1,000 words a day, six days… View Post

Enroll in the online course Landing a Literary Agent: How to Find the Right Agent and Compose the Perfect Query

Landing a Literary Agent: New Online Course!

in Uncategorized on 09/22/18

I’m excited and a little bit nervous.  Why?  Because I’ve just launched my very first online course:  Landing a Literary Agent:  How to Find the Right Agent and Compose the Perfect Query.   I’ve taught this class several times in person at the Bethesda Writer’s Center, and because of its success there, some friends encouraged me to put all the… View Post

n a constantly-changing world, how can you make the YA contemporary novel you're writing seem current? 7 Tips to help you capture the teen experience!

7 Ways to Make Your YA Contemporary Manuscript Seem Current

in Writing, YA & MG Posts on 08/24/18

Recently I finished revising the YA Contemporary novel I’m writing.  I was excited for about five minutes.  Then I freaked out.  I’m thirty-seven-years-old.  What the heck do I know about kids these days?  I had just finished reading The Beauty That Remains, a YA novel by Ashley Woodfolk about a handful of high schoolers:  one an Internet famous video blogger… View Post

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