Category Archives: Rock Soup

Marketing Advice:

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

Last year I attend LTUE and took some great notes on a number of great panels. Here are my notes on marketing yourself. Enjoy. – Get the first paragraph to sing. – Synopsis just the facts of the main plot. … Continue reading →

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Characterization:

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

Last year I attend ltue and took some great notes on a number of great panels. Here are my botes on Characterization. Enjoy. – The character is key. – By torturing them, put them in a setting with the problem. … Continue reading →

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Recharging your battery:

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

These notes are from LTUE 2014 – YouTube – find motivational videos and find what speaks to you. Maybe say this. He can return back to them when wanted – Force yourself to write can help you over a trouble … Continue reading →

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Learning from failure: 

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

I found the concept behind this panel be very interesting. It talked about how people succeed even after points of failure. These notes are from LTUE 2013. Build bridges to work around our shortcomings. Realize that not everyone success is … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Advice: 

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago from the LTUE symposium. Hope my notes will be of use. Pitfalls: plots been done, doesn’t mean anything can still be done in a new way. Make it your … Continue reading →

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Articles on Three Dimensional Characters: 

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

One of my writing groups has a yearly event where we celebrate one of our month meetings by sharing writing knowledge to the other members. We might share such things as articles, video presentations and web sites. One of the … Continue reading →

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Marketing yourself as an author: 

Posted on December 2, 2014 by

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago from the LTUE symposium. Hope my notes will be of use. Have your pitch memorize so that it comes out naturally. E-books need to be good quality, good graphics … Continue reading →

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Writing for boys: 

Posted on November 25, 2014 by

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago from the LTUE symposium. Hope my notes will be of use. A good book will cross multiple ages. Boys do not want to read books that have girlish covers. … Continue reading →

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Writing drama: 

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago. Hope my notes will be of use. Java provides moments of tension. Moments of conflict. Whatever you can do to ratchet up the challenge to the characters. May include … Continue reading →

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Why YA fiction: 

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago. Hope my notes will be of use. The agent protagonist determines why a the narrative voice of the character has to be why a bus books of an adult … Continue reading →

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