For middle grade, A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh has some super fun prose and story telling style. From the first paragraph I was intrigued about the description of the disease the main character’s parents caught and the ridiculous regiment the doctor had them on.
Tiffany
13 days ago
What are the different types of prose? I always hear purple prose, but are there others? What kind of prose stands out to you as an agent?
lauran
13 days ago
I feel like when drafting a flash fiction or short story, my prose pops because I think about every single word before I put it down. How do I get my novel writing that polished without writing at a snails pace for months or years?
kristimcmanus
13 days ago
How can you write beautiful, enticing prose without it feeling over the top in a contemporary setting?
JessicaAKassin
13 days ago
When querying, if you’re ultimately using a pen name, do you sign off with your pen name or real name? And/or when does pen name come into play?
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Rebecca
13 days ago
Are there ways to improve prose without adding wordcount?
JessicaAKassin
13 days ago
If you have a strong image/action in a prologue and then first chapter is also action-y prose, is that too much?
What’s your writing process? Do you worry a lot about prose in the first darft, or is that more for the revision stage?
Does genre affect what kinds of prose readers expect?
What are some novels in A/YA/MG that have memorable prose?
For middle grade, A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh has some super fun prose and story telling style. From the first paragraph I was intrigued about the description of the disease the main character’s parents caught and the ridiculous regiment the doctor had them on.
What are the different types of prose? I always hear purple prose, but are there others? What kind of prose stands out to you as an agent?
I feel like when drafting a flash fiction or short story, my prose pops because I think about every single word before I put it down. How do I get my novel writing that polished without writing at a snails pace for months or years?
How can you write beautiful, enticing prose without it feeling over the top in a contemporary setting?
When querying, if you’re ultimately using a pen name, do you sign off with your pen name or real name? And/or when does pen name come into play?
Are there ways to improve prose without adding wordcount?
If you have a strong image/action in a prologue and then first chapter is also action-y prose, is that too much?
Do you need a type of balance or not really? Another agent said it’s like making the agent fall in love twice.