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
3 months 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
3 months 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
3 months ago
How can you write beautiful, enticing prose without it feeling over the top in a contemporary setting?
JessicaAKassin
3 months 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
3 months ago
Are there ways to improve prose without adding wordcount?
JessicaAKassin
3 months 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.