Because I work at Crown Media, I get questions all the time about how to submit scripts to Hallmark Channel. Unfortunately, the short answer is: you can’t. (The long answer is: you cannot.) The company doesn’t consider unsolicited pitches or scripts. As an employee, I can’t do script writing for Hallmark Channel, either, per company policy. Nonetheless, I’ve been a
Category: Writing Matters
Hi friends! It’s been a tense time here in the U.S., to say the least. Let’s all take a break and think about our stories! If you’re new to WIP Wednesday, here’s how it works. I post a little bit of work in progress, and if you want to, you can post an excerpt of your own work in the
Hey friends! I’ve always been a fan of inspirational quotes about writing, and sometimes, funny quotes can be the most inspirational of all. I thought you might enjoy some of these quotes for writers. Writing can be challenging, but there’s a comfort in knowing that most of us are dealing with the same things. It’s funny, but just putting this
Hi friends! WELL. I missed WIP Wednesday last month, and you regulars know that almost NEVER happens. At work, we’ve switched distribution partners—we’re now working with Simon & Schuster. It was a big job to move everything over. Due to scheduling conflicts with my regular freelance editors, I also wound up doing a lot more hands-on editing myself. I actually
There are a lot of benefits to writing the first draft of a novel by hand. I love writing on paper. Few things spark joy in me like a brand-new spiral notebook—and that’s been true almost my whole life. Writing a novel longhand, at least for the first draft, is my personal preference. I don’t write the whole thing by
This post is basically a character goal generator. I wanted to create it because at work when we look at novel proposals at work, we’re always asking, “What’s the character goal? What’s the character motivation?” We want characters who aren’t just wandering through their lives…characters with wants and desires. When a character has a goal and motivation, there is built-in
That’s right! It’s WIP Wednesday: the first Wednesday of the month, when I share an excerpt of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. For those of you who are new to this, here are the rules for sharing: Make your excerpt 500 words or under; otherwise, I’ll trim it. This is because I read and