by Laura Brooke Robson | Nov 15, 2018 | Reading
My fellow 2018 grads keep asking me for book suggestions. First, *confetti*. I am delighted, comma, honored that you think I can recommend a book you’d like. Second, I am delighted, comma, heart-warmed that you are interested in reading again. You know, now that...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Oct 18, 2018 | Life, Writing
*By which I mean literature, not, like, “Suh dude, lit party.” Though in my opinion, books are also pretty lit. Hi friends! Well, we’re here. Four months after college graduation, and I’m finally doing that “life update” all my friends did in June. Oops. And what a...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Aug 13, 2018 | Critiques, Editing, Life, Writing
Who are you? Hello! I’m Laura. I write YA fantasy and I want to mentor your manuscript! If you’re not familiar with Pitch Wars, go check it out here. Essentially, it’s a writing competition/community/event that helps writers edit their manuscripts and connect with...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Aug 5, 2018 | Drafting, Writing
For more on writing motivated characters, check out this post on the difference between internal and external motivations. All my favorite stories are character-driven. Oh, sure, you can write an action-packed tale of car chases and dragon slaying and all the...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Jul 10, 2018 | Writing
So you want to write an epic query letter, hmm? I queried 24 agents. Those queries turned into 17 full or partial requests. Those requests turned into four offers of representation (and a fifth request for more reading time, but I was so in love with Danielle that I...
