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Mark Jay Harris: Friday's Chapter

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Abigail wasn’t her real name, but she liked it, so it was the name she used on the marriage license two months ago. She lay in bed next to her new husband wondering how her real name would affect him if he ever discovered it. Perhaps he would like it. It was possible. But even if he loved it he’d want to know why she lied to him in the first place. Unfortunately she couldn’t indulge in anything so wonderful tonight. She had something important to do. Sadly she turned away from hi...

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Mark Jay Harris: October 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Strategies for Landing a Literary Agent. New authors seeking representation wonder whether or not they should approach this task by sending out queries to a large number of agents all at once, or waiting for a response before querying the next potential agent. And if you're going to query a group should you go with your favorite agent(s) first, followed by the second and third level agents? The opposite approach of sending them out one at a time and wai...

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Mark Jay Harris: September 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Friday, September 28, 2012. STORY STRUCTURE ACT 3. The following is taken from a lecture by. Who in turn used information from. S Save the Cat. Okay, Act 3 isn't very big, but it is very important. Let's take a look at it:. Act 3 consists of only 2 more beats: the "Finale" and the "Closing Image.". What happens is that the hero figures out what to do and has a final showdown. After that it's the closing image, which is simply the resolution following the showdown. This is the "st...

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Mark Jay Harris: December 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Thursday, December 27, 2012. How Christmas Got from Jesus to Santa Claus. Centuries before Jesus was born, people were already celebrating light and birth during the winter season with various traditions. One celebrated among the Norse people was “Yule” and came around the time of the winter solstice, December 21. And was the most important day of the year to his followers. December 25th Selected as Christmas Day. Christ’s birthday was unknown and not documented in the Bible.

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Mark Jay Harris: November 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Wednesday, November 14, 2012. The Secrets to Writing a Killer Query Letter. The first thing to remember, and never forget as you write your query letter, is that the purpose of the query is to:. There are 4 elements you want to incorporate into your query to make it a Killer Query Letter. The purpose of the Hook is to:. A) Sum up the novel in one sentence. B) Propel the reader through the rest of the letter. RULES TO THE "HOOK". 1 Answer this question:. What is your book about?

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Mark Jay Harris: July 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Quote Match - Who Said That? Match the quote to the person who said it. THE HIGHLIGHTED NAME IS NOT. THE ANSWER. So you only have to select from 4 possible answers. 1 "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.". 2 "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best". Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Mark Jay Harris: June 2012

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Thursday, June 21, 2012. 5 Important Elements to Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult (YA) fiction seems to be taking over the writing industry. Consider some of the blockbuster books to be published and turned into movies in the last 10 years: The. Perseus Jackson: The Lightning Thief. 1 Main Character Must be a Young Adult. 2 Invent Some Screwball/Original Characters. No need to go through the lengthy list of original, interesting and bizarre characters in the. Vanessa E. Leigh.

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Mark Jay Harris: Scary Story Competition

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Welcome to the Scary Story Competition. There's a $15 Amazon card on the line for the person who leaves the best "SCARY" story. Here's how it works:. 1 Rule number 1, I am the judge. I will simply rule on the story I think is the best/scariest! 2 Rule number 2: Leave a story in the comment field (make sure you leave your email address so if you win I can send you the Amazon card). 4 Join my blog site. Very important if you want to win! Have at it scary story tellers. Give it your...

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Mark Jay Harris: Joss Whedon TOP 10 Writing Tips

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YA Fiction, Author Blog. Monday, December 17, 2012. Joss Whedon TOP 10 Writing Tips. Joss Whedon is most famous for creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off Angel and the short-lived but much-loved Firefly series. But the writer and director has also worked unseen as a script doctor on movies ranging from Speed to Toy Story. Here, he shares his tips on the art of screenwriting. Who knows what, and when? 3 HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. 4 EVERYBODY HAS A REASON TO LIVE. 5 CUT WHAT YOU LOVE. Write the movie...