Recommended: WHERE DREAMS DESCEND by Janella Angeles
The first thing that drew me into this story was the rich magical world. Kallia performs in a club, descending from above the stage masked and sitting on a crystal chandelier as depicted on the book’s cover. She controls the entire space—lights, music, and atmosphere with her magic, drawing every eye.
But Kallia seeks a bigger stage and freedom from Jack whom she has reason to mistrust. . . Continue reading Recommended: WHERE DREAMS DESCEND by Janella Angeles
Recommended – LOBIZONA by Romina Garber
Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas do NOT exist. Both of these statements are false. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who’s on the run from her father’s Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu’s protective bubble is shattered. Her surrogate grandmother is … Continue reading Recommended – LOBIZONA by Romina Garber
Recommended: IT CAME FROM THE SKY by Chelsea Sedoti
This is the absolutely true account of how Lansburg, Pennsylvania was invaded by aliens and the weeks of chaos that followed. There were sightings of UFOs, close encounters, and even abductions. There were believers, Truth Seekers, and, above all, people who looked to the sky and hoped for more.
Only. . . there were no aliens. Continue reading Recommended: IT CAME FROM THE SKY by Chelsea Sedoti
A Resource to Help You Choose the Right Job for Your Character + Giveaway
Today we’re hosting Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi of Writers Helping Writers on the blog. They’ll tell you a bit about their Writer’s Showcase event, new book, and a great freebie to check out. Awesome, right? Continue reading A Resource to Help You Choose the Right Job for Your Character + Giveaway
Interview and Giveaway with Author Sara Bennett-Wealer
We’re here today with Sara Bennett-Wealer, whose new book NOW & WHEN is out today! Let’s dive right in! Skyler Finch hates Truman Alexander with every fiber of her being. So when her phone starts sending her notifications from the future, and it looks like she’s with Truman—as in romantically with him—she goes on a quest to fix it. But changing the future means messing … Continue reading Interview and Giveaway with Author Sara Bennett-Wealer
A Peek Inside the Author Debut Group
Debut groups. What writers with their first publishing contracts are a part of. Ah, the dream! For years I’ve seen the hashtags of debut groups. We’ve all heard of the most recent Novel19s and Roaring20s, right? As soon as I had serious interest in my young adult novel, List of Ten, I realized I was clueless about the next steps. If my book sold, what would … Continue reading A Peek Inside the Author Debut Group
Recommended: THE OCCUPATION THESAURUS by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
What if you could fast-track the reader’s understanding of a character without chunky paragraphs of description that kill the story’s pace? And what if you could use a common element of daily life to explore story goals, relationships, themes, and even the character’s internal growth? You can. It’s time to activate the power of your character’s occupation… Continue reading Recommended: THE OCCUPATION THESAURUS by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
Using Canva to Create Graphics: An Intro for Writers & Bloggers
I wrote a post last month on 8 Writing Tools We Love. It made me think about another writing tool I use frequently that both writers and bloggers could benefit from: Canva.
Canva is a great online graphic design tool and you don’t need to be a pro to use it. I discovered Canva when Richelle wrote a post about DIY Infographics and I wanted to give them a try. Graphics are great when you want to use images other than just photos in blog posts. . . Continue reading Using Canva to Create Graphics: An Intro for Writers & Bloggers
Socially Distant, but Still Connected
For all of us writers, one of the difficult things about the pandemic has been the cancellation of so many of the annual conferences that we depend on for continuing education, camaraderie, critiques and just general get-out-from-behind-our-desks opportunities. But even though our in-person connections may have been curtailed this year, there are still a ton of ways to experience the networking and learning of a … Continue reading Socially Distant, but Still Connected
Amplifying Black Voices
All of us at The Winged Pen stand in solidarity with the Black community and their pursuit of justice. Black Lives Matter. Recent events have taken a toll on all of us. While we will try to continue to post about kidlit, writing, and the writing life, we all felt very strongly that we needed to direct our audience toward those voices that need to … Continue reading Amplifying Black Voices
8 Writing Tools We Love
The most important thing when you’re writing is the words, but it helps you to have some tools to speed the writing process along. Here are 8 tools we love and use for writing fiction. They help with writing blog posts and freelance jobs too.
We hope you find a couple tools on this list that are helpful for you!
1. Grammarly
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Road Trip!
It’s day #4,302 – I think? Time no longer has any meaning! — of staying at home, and I may be starting to get a little stir-crazy. Most of us have had to nix planned trips and outings this year because of the global pandemic. And many of us writers watched as conferences and classes we were looking forward to postponed, canceled or went virtual. … Continue reading Road Trip!