Email Newsletter Update: Writing Tips & Other Goodies

 

© Sylvia Liu

UPDATED JAN 2021: Hello! I'm moving a lot of my writing tip posts to my personal email newsletter. My most recent posts:

• The Secret to Networking: The Four C's - where I talk about curiosity, compassion, curation, and community, along with a big list of writers' and illustrators' communities

• Advanced Tips for Querying Agents: where I talk about ways to find good agents, a good querying strategy that works, how to use Query Tracker to your advantage. 

• What I've Learned as a Pitch Wars mentor: the two big lessons I learned reading 185 submissions to me as a Pitch Wars MG mentor. My key takeaway for compelling opening lines and scenes.

Once a month, I will write about things I've learned on my writing or publication journey. Topics I plan to cover in the near future:

• What it Really Means to Network
• Pantsing, Plotting, and Plantsing
• Transitioning from writing picture books to novels

I'll also run a giveaway each month, whether it is a book or a critique.

If you're interested in getting these emails, please sign up for my newsletter at this link: http://eepurl.com/gM0Dwf

Thanks!

Pitch Wars 2020 Mentor Wish List: Sylvia Liu

Hello writers! 

I'm so excited to be a Pitch Wars middle grade mentor for 2020. I'm open to middle grade sci-fi, contemporary, and fantasy, as well as graphic novels and illustrated novels. 

I have a particular interest in writers who identify with traditionally marginalized communities. 

Creative Life During a Pandemic & Publishing News

© Sylvia Liu

How does one stay creative during a pandemic?

My answer is compartmentalizing. I know there's a global crisis going on and I try to keep up to date on the latest science and recommendations, but as a concerned citizen, my primary role is to stay at home. I'm grateful for the ability to do that and to keep my family and myself reasonably safe and healthy.

2019 Wrap Up: Book News and a Giveaway of 2020 Releases

© Sylvia Liu

2019 was a banner year for me, creatively. To celebrate, I'm giving away TWO pre-orders of highly anticipated 2020 PB, MG, and YA releases. Read on for my recap and info about the giveaway.