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(First Published on ThanetWriters.com on 2017/10/05 by Connor Sansby) When submitting work, whether that be a story or poem to a journal or a full manuscript to a prospective publisher, there is a minimum standard that editors will expect to see. Oftentimes, without some basic care from a writer, an editor will dismiss the work. Not giving
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(First Published on ThanetWriters.com on 2017/10/19 by Connor Sansby) There are three times when your choice of font can make all the difference: submitting to a publishing house, publishing, and when designing a cover. Not every author will be involved in each stage; however, with the rise of self-publishing, it is important for a writer
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2017/11/02 by Connor Sansby) With the rise of self-publishing, many writers now find themselves responsible for the final look of their manuscript. Without an education in what fonts will work best, many often settle on Times New Roman. The golden rule of body text fonts is that the choice should
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2017/11/16 by Connor Sansby) Pulling off an effective cover can be a laborious task, and there are designers who focus specifically on creating the best possible covers, putting years of artistic talent into their work. Having a rough idea of how to use fonts won’t turn you into a killer
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2017/11/30 by Connor Sansby) “Kill Your Darlings” is one of the most common pieces of writing advice given. It refers to trimming out elements of your writing that do not benefit the reader’s understanding of the world, plot or characters. Many novice writers, upon hearing the phrase, often misattribute the
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2018/01/11 by Connor Sansby) Modern life is busy for all of us, especially those who juggle a publishing schedule, blog posts and readings on top of a nine-to-five job. So how do you manage to get your writing done? For the most part you have to make the time, so
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2018/01/25 by Connor Sansby) I wasn’t a very big fan of InstaPoetry, the genre of poetry spawned from the photo-sharing app Instagram. Poets like Rupi Kaur and R.H.Sin have built their brands on sparse, singular images, and people have accepted it. Often times I’ve found these poems to be fragmented,
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2018/02/08 by Connor Sansby) A poet is a writer, but to say that a poet only writes is a misunderstanding of what a professional poet can be. Poets write, perform, teach and do a dozen other things. Most professional poets could be placed into a category, or possibly straddle two as
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2018/02/22 by Connor Sansby) There is no such thing as a perfect first draft. I have some scraps of a story I wrote when I was in college. I thought it was brilliant. I honed the mythology, I wrote up character bios for future stories I hadn’t pieced together yet,
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(First published on ThanetWriters.com on 2018/03/08 by Connor Sansby) For the performance poet, nothing is more rewarding than pulling off a great set, when everything seems to flow right, everyone picks up the vibes at the right moments and, if you’re lucky, you hear a few clicks at some of your snappier lines. But what
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