how to handle critique, polish prose & other writing woes 💬 querying, publishing, retellings • Q&A

writing Q&A ✨ answering your questions about craft, querying, publishing & Local Heavens. for the extended q&a, keep an eye out on my substack / sign up to be notified.

stuff mentioned in this video:
⟡ newsletter about local heavens: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/p/intr...
⟡ signing with my literary agent:    • I signed with a literary agent 🌱 quer...  
⟡ writing local heavens (the full journey):    • writing LOCAL HEAVENS  
⟡ dialogue first writing method:    • how I write stories *faster* ⏳ a dial...  

0:00 intro
1:02 writing w a full time job
3:52 fear of starting + how to write faster
6:20 start writing or study craft first
7:44 connect scenes, deepen stakes, more conflict
9:54 how to construct and choreograph a scene
11:44 improving dialogue
13:21 line editing, polishing sentences
17:09 feeling behind, imposter syndrome
18:16 how to handle critique
20:38 what's it like working w an agent
21:53 comps, how to find agents, querytracker
24:27 how i contacted my agent + why querying is slow
26:52 local heavens writing process
28:47 the challenges of character voice
30:30 on authenticity & local heavens as an OwnVoices story
34:18 pacing tips
36:43 favourite thing about writing a retelling

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/ about /
i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀️

/ published work /
SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (sci-fi, cyberpunk):
https://www.augurmag.com/sway-with-me...

/ where to find me /
💌 newsletter: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/
website: https://kmfajardo.com/
twitter:   / km_fajardo  
instagram:   / krismfajardo  
tiktok:   / krismfajardo  
goodreads:   / krismfajardo  

🎧 music:
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