[If you're looking for the short story and don't want to read my ramblings, feel free to scroll past these first couple of paragraphs, to where the story title appears below] Back in November, I signed on for Santa's Secret Pen hosted by one of my favorite people in the Twitter writing community, A.R. Frederiksen.… Continue reading Santa’s Secret Pen ’21: “The Bones of Ostholstein”
If you've done much research on getting your writing published, chances are you’ve come across the term “high concept.” Agents and editors sometimes use the phrase "high-concept fiction" when taking about the sort of writing they'd like to acquire, and you'll often hear it touted by writing blogs as a surefire way to make your… Continue reading What Does Publishing Mean by “High Concept,” Really?
The internet is rife with tips and guides that tell aspiring writers how to write. Many writing "rules" are generally agreed upon (i.e., avoiding excessive use of adverbs, and the whole showing rather than telling issue). But from everything I've seen, one of the most overlooked and undervalued pieces of writing advice is "be more… Continue reading The Power of Specificity in Fiction
Back in December, when I started offering an editing service on Fiverr to help fellow writers fine-tune their query letters, I anticipated that most of the work would revolve around refining their pitch so that it sounded as interesting and marketable as possible. Instead, I found that a lot of people are missing out on… Continue reading 7 Basic Query Letter Tips for Aspiring Fiction Authors
I am very excited to announce that I have signed with Amy Stapp of Wolfson Literary Agency!
Kristyn J. Miller 