Hey crazy writing people! I’ve been wanting to do a writing tip vlog for a while now and I finally had to time to sit down and film it after a whirlwind UNREMEMBERED tour. I get asked the “structure” question a lot. How do you “structure” your novels or how do you “plot” your novels. … Continue reading
So I get a LOT of questions from writers asking me everything about life as an author: process, publishing, word counts, writer’s block, outlining, and so much more! I do have a FAQ page for writers on my site but I’m still feeling like it’s not enough! I want to get in touch with fellow … Continue reading
The other day at a school visit, a student writer asked me how to make an inherently unlikable character likable. I loved this question as it was one of my biggest challenges when writing 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, about a spoiled teen heiress who has to take on 52 low wage jobs in … Continue reading
I get a lot of questions from aspiring authors about how to become a published author. Everything from how to write a novel, how to revise a novel, how to query agents, how to write a query letter, how to sell a novel to a publisher, what happens after you sell a novel, and on … Continue reading
We’ve received MANY requests from novel writers in Austin, asking us to bring the Save the Cat! Novel-Writing Workshop to Texas! So…we are! Ask and you shall receive! Ahem…Announcing the very first SAVE THE CAT! Novel-Writing Workshop in AUSTIN! The workshop will take place on the weekend of April 14th and 15th, 2012. All the … Continue reading
Attention, writers!!! Back by popular demand (I’ve always wanted to say that!), I’m doing another SAVE THE CAT Novel-Writing Beat Sheet Workshop! I was thrilled when the kind people over at Blake Snyder Enterprises (publishers of the SAVE THE CAT books and software) asked me to teach another class. And of course, I said yes! The … Continue reading
I used to be one of those writers who could only write at home. Shut up in my office, lights low, door closed, windows shut—a make-shift cocoon. Because I required complete silence and isolation. But I became frustrated that I couldn’t be one of those cool writers you see in coffee shops and cafes, sitting … Continue reading
Writers are very good at coming up with clever ways to procrastinate. Ask any writer and they’ll immediately recite off the top of their head five useless things that they can easily do every morning before tackling that looming daily word count. Which is why I’m always trying to come up with new ways to … Continue reading
A lot of people ask me how I write and outline my novels and I always have one response: Save the Cat! I owe my entire novel-writing career to Save the Cat! A book series by the genius Blake Snyder about how to outline any story in the world. He calls his trusty “formula,” the … Continue reading
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52 Reasons to Hate My Father Teen Fiction |
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My Life Undecided Teen Fiction |
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The Karma Club Teen Fiction |
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Love Under Cover Women's Fiction |
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The Fidelity Files Women's Fiction |
Jessica travels all around the country visiting schools and talking to students.
