#AMMTEASERS

Today I've been thinking a lot about descriptions. It might feel straightforward to describe something briefly- like "The house looked creepy." Or "Her face was sad." #ammteasers But, while we
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#ammteasersIf most of your story is about moving on after a Big Thing, we prob don't need much build-up to that Thing in your first few chapters--esp if nothing special
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I can't help it- I'm just remembering so much what it was like to be a hopeful mentee and the waiting...and the email checking...it truly is good practice for being
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Good morning #authormentormatch! This morning, I'd love to share a bit about the difference between 'then' plotting and 'so' plotting. #ammteasers Some stories can be described like this: "First this
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#AMMTeasers Today's thread is a gentle reminder (or primer for those of you brand new to this!)Now that the sub window has closed, anxiety is going to skyrocket while you
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#Ammteasers Tonight's thread is about CREATING 3D CHARACTERS (and this is for MCs/Antagonists/sidekick characters too--basically anyone who features in your book ought to have some clear thought put into them
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#ammteasers Not really a teaser so much as a statement of fact, but I have 171 subs. I've read at least the query for all of them (though I have
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#Ammteasers I had a request for a thread and I want to point out that overall, y'all wrote some slamdunk QUERIES, so you might not need this. Also, I'd love
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#ammteasers Pep talk time!Y'all, I entered PW 3X and RevPit 1X & countless (now defunct) mini-contests and this is when self-doubt kicks in.People are tweeting about requests and you're giving
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#AmmTeasers Thought I'd do a little Saturday night thread on what really makes opening pages sparkle for me. If you don't get chosen & need to give a hard look
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#Ammteasers TODAY'S THREAD Getting readers emotionally VESTED in what happens to your MCPeople read to be entertained. That’s foremost.So you can't just have an MC who is merely *reacting* to
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#Ammteasers Ok! So I have a pretty long list of craft topics people want addressed, and I'm trying to group some of them together because I don't think I can
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#ammteasers I had some questions about DEEP POV & CHARACTERS WHO LEAP OFF THE PAGE and I feel like y'all have a whoooole lot of confidence in me! I also
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Welcome to this #AMMTeasers thread that no one asked forAs I sort through the 170 (!!!) submissions I have received so far, I am suffering because so many of you
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It looks like craft-related thoughts & resources #AMMteasers is the winner! Don’t worry, I’ll be posting hype-teasers, too. I’m loving these #AMM MG entries & will keep shouting positive thoughts
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Hey people of #AMMWaiting. Quick thread on how to cope with the stress of the final days pre-announcement. I've heard from several mentors that the announcement may come a
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