Ava Lauren Grayson

Advice I give whenever someone asks me for writing suggestions:

1. Make sure the stakes in your book are high (this works for any genre). Readers need to feel the gravity of the situation or predicament your characters are in and the problem can’t be fixed with a simple answer. Your conflict should be complicated and important.
2. Don’t chase a market, write for you and your book will find a home. If you’re a writer who chases a trend, by the time you finish and pitch your book, it’s too late. The trend is over. Book deals happen two years before the book is released. So write for you, and your book will find the right publisher at the right time.
3. Get beta readers. It’s important to have had edited your manuscript before you query. Make sure it’s polished and there are no glaring holes in the plot.
4. Research your genre and be up-to-date on current deals and books in your niche. This helps with comp titles for your query!
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Qotd: what other questions do you have about writing?
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