Author – Page 10 – Teresa Tysinger, Author

Query Me This: The Riddle of Reaching an Agent

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It’s the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It’s that important, so don’t mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. — NicholasContinue reading “Query Me This: The Riddle of Reaching an Agent”

Every Idea Must Go Somewhere: Connecting to Emotions

Ideas come from everything. Alfred Hitchcock I came across this quote today during my lunch break while browsing blog posts and social media. A fellow graphic designer friend quoted Hitchcock in reference to getting a burst of creative energy while driving past a construction site. I’ve often been inspired unexpectedly in strange places by uncommonContinue reading “Every Idea Must Go Somewhere: Connecting to Emotions”

Good Prompts Never Expire: What I Wrote During Lunch

I wasn’t going to post anything today, but I ran across a “happy accident” and wanted to share. During my lunch break I scrolled through Twitter and came across a tweet from Write to Done about a fun writing prompt. I clicked on it and thought the idea sounded fun, so I decided to participate.Continue reading “Good Prompts Never Expire: What I Wrote During Lunch”

The Heavy Lifting of a Calling

This weekend I logged 12 hours of writing. I worked through rewriting and submitting three chapters to my critique group for review. It was glorious and inspired…and awful.

Naming a Memorable Character

When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter over seven years ago, nothing made me more anxious than choosing her name. Not even the labor. With this one choice we were filling in a lifetime of place cards, registration forms, labels on prescriptions, beginnings to love letters, wedding invitations, “Hey, ____!” and on,Continue reading “Naming a Memorable Character”