June 2015 – Melissa Caruso

Agents Day!

Happy Agents Day to all the wonderful literary agents out there! And especially to my amazing agent, Naomi Davis of Inklings Literary. I read these posts when I was looking for more info on agents, so let me tell you querying writers out there a few of the many things I love about Naomi: Enthusiasm:Continue reading “Agents Day!”

Write Like the Terminator

You want to get published? Here’s how: be like the Terminator. The more time I spend immersed in the writing community, the clearer it becomes that a writer’s cardinal virtue is persistence. Many other talents, skills, and qualities will help you on your road, but it’s persistence that will get you there. Anecdotally, it’s veryContinue reading “Write Like the Terminator”

Questions to Ask During Outlining (or Revision)

I’m working on a new outline now for my restart of my WIP. For every scene I add to my outline, I’m asking myself these questions: What changes in the scene? – If nothing is really different at the end of the scene than it was at the start, I probably need to cut theContinue reading “Questions to Ask During Outlining (or Revision)”