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Write Female Characters, Not Sexy Cutouts

Write Female Characters, Not Sexy Cutouts

by Emily Kramer   Actually, that should be expanded to include all characters in literature. But as the “cutout” syndrome does afflict female characters with depressing frequency, I’ll keep it focused for now.   What is the “cutout” syndrome? They are...
Don’t Hold Back the Diversity in Your Story

Don’t Hold Back the Diversity in Your Story

You may not think you need this. You may think, “I write what I know and the people that I know aren’t ‘diverse’ so I don’t need to write that into my experiences.” The thing is, we’re all diverse and the diversity conversation in literature, especially children’s...
Yes, You Need a Media Kit.

Yes, You Need a Media Kit.

Here at QSLA, we’re very fond of authors having a presence online, meaning a home base website and then a profile on 1-2 social media channels that best reflect the author and their personality and connects them with their readership.   On that home base website...
Things to Remember When Self-Editing

Things to Remember When Self-Editing

Author C.S. Lakin provides ten useful reminders to writers as they progress through crafting their next masterpiece on the website Write to Done. Her advice within her post entitled How To Write Well: 10 Essential Self-Editing Tips goes from the simple “use commas” to...
10 Social Media Tips Authors Should Know

10 Social Media Tips Authors Should Know

Author Guy Kawasaki gives ten points of action for all authors to take advantage of when using social media in his article Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Social Media Tips for Authors. Now Guy must know a thing or two as he’s amassed 3.8 mil Google+ followers, 286K Facebook...