Bob and I had such a great time talking about ways to introduce characters. By using examples from Emma, Lord Jim, The Maltese Falcon (and others) we unpack various techniques that you can use to make your character introductions more powerful.
We also talk about our personal process when setting up characters . . . and more!
You’ll also see the photograph that became Bianca in The Covered Deep. 🙂
Announcing my 3 winners of the Writing Day Workshop First Pages Contest! I’m looking forward to talking with these authors and critiquing the first 5 pages of their novels.
Mentoring for writers on Patreon! Workshops, Master Classes and (soon) live Zooms! Over 153 videos and posts so far and I’m adding more all the time. I’d love to see you there! patreon.com/BrandyVallance
Writing Day Workshop is running a First Pages Contest for 1) young adult fiction, 2) romance, women’s, historical, and 3) adult sci-fi & fantasy. FREE to enter. Ends on Feb. 4, 2025:
I’m judging romance, women’s fiction, and historical. You can check out the page below:
As an author, how do you get your readers to feel? Is there some skill that has to be learned or does it happen naturally? Here, Robert T. Spiller & Brandy Vallance discuss some advanced writing techniques, as well as some stories that do this well.
15 Query Letter and Submission Mistakes To Avoid, taught by Brandy Vallance. Once you understand some basics about crafting a query and submitting your work, it’s time to review what NOT to do when contacting agents and editors. This class, taught by a literary agent, addresses common agent pet peeves, submission errors, things that come off as unprofessional, cliche wording in a query, and more. Learn what small mistakes may be torpedoing your submission, and what you can do to fix them.