Blog – Page 12 – Grace Hitchcock Books

With NaNoWriMo starting on November first, I felt pretty good. 1780 words a day? No problem! HA. A week into NaNoWriMo, my husband accepted a job that would require us... Read more...

Creating an Elevator Pitch

The ACFW conference is “write” around the corner, so I am prepping by working on my elevator pitch! I have to admit that for me, the most stressful part of... Read more...

Creating Tension in Your Character #NaNoWriMo

My creative writing teacher once told me that only trouble is interesting to read about, so if there isn’t any conflict, why bother telling the story? What I took that... Read more...

Pinterest Board Ideas for Writers:

#NaNoWriMo is going to start tomorrow!!!! I’ve been prepping like crazy and trying to set myself up for success by planning, outlining and pinning. Today’s post may seem a little... Read more...

What To Do With Your Novel After #NaNoWriMo

With your genre’s word count met and the last round of edits complete and inputted, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of finishing a manuscript: excitement, accomplishment and surprisingly, sadness... Read more...

#NaNoWriMo Start with Passion. End with Discipline.

This summer, my goal was to write every single day and by the end, my second novel was almost complete! With NaNoWriMo almost upon us, I’ve been thinking on ways... Read more...

Prepping for National Novel Writing Month #NaNoWriMo

Writers across America are revving up for National Novel Writing Month! I heard about NaNoWriMo too late last year to join in the fun, so this will be my first... Read more...

How to Work(shop) Well with Others

Sweaty palms, racing heart, twisting stomach and pounding head. While participating in a workshop and having your work critiqued for the very first time is absolutely gut wrenching and you... Read more...

Editing as a Reader

After I complete a full manuscript edit and enter in all of my corrections and additions, I print out the full manuscript again, make yet another cup of coffee, select... Read more...

So, You Just Got Back from a Writer’s Conference. What’s Next?

On Friday, I went to the ACFW Conference in Dallas, Texas. While I was only able to attend for one day, it was a great experience! My day was filled... Read more...

Elements of the Back Cover Copy

I dreaded writing my first back cover copy. How on earth was I going to summarize an almost 90k novel into just 75-100 words? At first, I was thinking that... Read more...

Capturing Your Senses

As I am putting the final touches on my novel, I find myself checking for detail beyond just the grammar, punctuation and comma slip-ups. I check for my use of... Read more...