Celebrating Writers Book Blog Tour
Now this is a fun way to welcome a book into the world! I’d be humbled if you checked out these blogs this week for a little more behind-the-scenes look… Read more Celebrating Writers Book Blog Tour →
CELEBRATE This Week IV
Want to join the party? Check out the nitty-gritty here about CELEBRATE This Week. Twitter: #celebratelu Facebook: Discover. Play. Build. It’s real. Celebrating Writers is more than a computer file.… Read more CELEBRATE This Week IV →
favorite bits
One of the ways I felt spoiled at the Choice Literacy Writing Retreat was that I could go for a walk whenever I wanted. This is a luxury. My exercise… Read more favorite bits →
writing life update
Oh my! Can I just say I am now a huge believer in writing retreats? I wasn’t sure if it would make that big of a difference in my writing life. I have a solid writing habit, and I feel productive as a writer. I wasn’t sure if it was worth juggling schedules, hiring babysitters, and packing a suitcase. I couldn’t have been more wrong. My list was ambitious. Although I didn’t complete it all, there were many unexpected ways my writing life was nourished. So a little recap. (Well,… Read more writing life update →
what happened to my nice-neat writing process?
You know, my writing process is a bit of a mess. It didn’t used to be. There was a point in my life when I could be given an assignment, make a plan, crank it out, reread it, make the deadline, and earn an A. The same is true when I started teaching. I wrote alongside my students, cranking out the assignments, jotting in my notebook, churning satisfactory pieces of writing out in time for deadlines. Writing has traditionally been easy for me. In fact, I would even go as… Read more what happened to my nice-neat writing process? →
the hardest revision ever
Cutting and piecing and sweating… Recently someone offered to read my first YA novel, Strength, along with the query letter, and offer me feedback. She didn’t offer once, but a… Read more the hardest revision ever →
did you notice?
I changed the tab my book to my bookS! Last week my editor at Stenhouse gave a green light for the next professional project — Celebrating Writers. Christi Overman and… Read more did you notice? →
query letters? query letters. query letters!
So if I want to pursue an agent, I need to write a query letter. It’s actually been on my radar for awhile, but I’ve not attempted to put words on the page. This past week I’ve gotten a little more serious about it. I read through the links I’ve collected over the past year and even attempted a synopsis of the story. I’m trying not to let it scare me. Just for eventual shock and awe value (after I revise this a million times), here is the very first,… Read more query letters? query letters. query letters! →
Ruth Ayres Writes 