Author Life

Writing a query letter is not only intimidating for many writers, but it can take what feels like endless amounts of revisions to get one just write. In this episode, I'll give practical tips for writing a query letter that will make the process less overwhelming and help you craft a compelling letter.

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Struggling to write believable and realistic dialogue? This episode offers helpful tips for writing dialogue that sounds natural without actually reflecting the stilted and interrupted nature of real speech patterns. Give your characters unique voices with these tactics.

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Fully developing villains and secondary characters can be challenging because so much focus and effort goes into creating stellar main characters. Skimping on rounding out villains and secondary characters can leave a story feeling flat. Learn how to dive more deeply into who your villains and secondary characters are and how to integrate them into the story in order to make it fuller, more engaging, and more realistic.

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Learn more about Caleb Pirtle, prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction. Caleb also worked in journalism and television, and discusses lessons learned from all of his literary adventures.

Learn more about Caleb Pirtle at https://www.calebandlindapirtle.com/