Narrative Structure: the skeleton that holds your story together

Today I'm blogging over at Savvy Authors, talking about the importance of understanding narrative structure in order to give your stories a solid backbone, and to ensure they deliver on your promise to the reader.

The blog post is an introduction to the course on narrative structure I'll be teaching through Savvy Authors for the next month, starting on Monday 12th February.

The entire month-long course is only $40, and for that you receive personalised feedback as well as lessons. This is huge value, and you only have until Sunday night to sign up, so don't delay!

You can find out more about the course and register here: Savvy Authors' Narrative Structure Course.

Book pitches!

Savvy Authors is offering writers three chances to pitch their books to editors in the coming months. You don't need to be a member to join, but you should check them out. Savvy Authors offer amazing courses, workshops and other opportunities.

First up, on November 4th, Rona Gofstein of Ravenous Romance will be taking pitches. You can check out the details of what she's interested in here. Pitches should be left in the comments section of the relevant post on the Savvy Authors Blog on Friday.

Next is the chance to pitch to erotica publisher Red Sage Publishing on Friday, 18th November. This is a three line pitch, so a great chance to practice writing log-lines, and to work out what your story is really about. More info here.

Finally (and this is a biggie!), on Friday, 2nd December, agent Laurie McLean of the Larsen-Pomada agency (she's agent to the phenomenal YA author Julie Kagawa) will be taking 25 word pitches on the Savvy Authors blog. Yes, you read that right. Your novel summed up in 25 agent-grabbing words. You can read more here.

Finally, congratulations to our own ROSA member, April Vine, who has made the Top 4 in the Ellora's Cave pitch contest on Passionate Reads.