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Character Profile Book

Character Profile Book

A lot of what I create is done out of a want or need. I wanted to read a Young Adult Gothic Romance so I wrote one (Daughter of the Song). The Character Profile Book resulted out of a need. My husband and I co-write. He asked me about certain features of one of my […]

Posted March 6, 2021 by elizatilton in Writing / 0 Comments

How Not Querying Got Me An Offer

Everyone loves a ‘this is how I got my contract story’. I figured it was time to share mine. Back in May 2011, I decided to finish my YA Contemporary Romance and submit it to the YAlitchat submissions panel. For those of you who aren’t familiar with YAlitchat submissions panel, I’ll give you a quick […]

Posted February 23, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 44 Comments
A New Way To Edit

A New Way To Edit

Today, I discovered something awesome on my Kindle Touch–Text to speech. I had uploaded a current copy of my ms, turned on text-to-speech and read along with the feminine computer voice. What makes this an interesting way to edit, is HEARING your story. I’m sure you’ve heard before about reading your story out loud, but […]

Posted December 17, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 11 Comments
The Winning Genre

The Winning Genre

Over the past few weeks, there has been a ton of agent contests. I, of course, I have been reading and following every one like a hawk and here’s one thing I noticed. It’s all all about YA Spec fiction. Almost all of the entries picked are either fantasy and SF with a few thrillers […]

Posted September 25, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Present Tense

I don’t know about you, but I can’t recall any books I’ve read that are written in present tense. I did read YOU by Charles Benoit, but that was written in 2nd person POV. I think that’s the only reason I want to say it’s in present tense. Well, my current WIP is in present […]

Posted August 19, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 13 Comments
Keeping the Balance

Keeping the Balance

It’s not easy working, writing, having kids, blogging, tweeting and having a social life–and those are only a few activities I mentioned, I left out para-sailing and bungee jumping. Everyone is busy. Finding spare time in the day to work on your novel and watch Man vs Food can be daunting. But amidst all the […]

Posted December 8, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 7 Comments