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Thanks to everyone who participated in our August contest! If you want to see who won, head over to Instagram - we're @litservicepodcast 🎧

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What POV do you prefer to write in and why?

I tend towards first person, because it makes it easier for me to get into my characters' heads 🧐

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We have a new episode for you! Stacy Whitman, founder and publisher of Tu Books, discusses diversity and #ownvoices with the Lit Service crew.

She is currently looking for submissions for the #NewVisionsAward, but submissions close August 31st so act fast!

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Happy #LitServiceTuesday! If you'd like to participate, head on over to Instagram - we're @litservicepodcast! . . . . . RULES - Hosted ONLY on Instagram - Post a picture with a caption fitting the prompt - Include the prompt graphic in your post (these will be available for download on our website) - Tag @LitServicePodcast and #LitServiceTuesdays

To increase your chances of winning: - Interact with our other posts during the week - Tag your friends in your posts and the prompt posts - Share the prompt in your story (be sure to tag us!)

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What are you reading today? 

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TIL about a Jonbar hinge! What's a crucial point of divergence in your WIP?

In mine, the two protagonists have to decide whether to run from a terrible situation, or to remain in it. Without that decision, there wouldn't be a story!

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Are you caught up on our latest episodes yet? If not, this is your reminder to catch up before the next episode releases!

We recorded with Stacy Whitman last night, and had a great time talking about diversity in literature and #ownvoices - be sure to listen when the episode is released!

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Last semester, I had the privilege of hearing Christopher Husberg speak about writing, and about his books. The magic system he creates often relies on a highly addictive drug, and he said that writing addiction in an honest and sensitive way was one of his biggest struggles. How do you deal with writing about taboo topics like addiction?  

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Have you read any of the recent movie-to-book releases? (i.e. Wonder Woman, or any of these Star Wars books). I've heard good things about "Bloodline" but haven't read it yet. What do you think about books like this? Would you ever write one? 

Also my husband and I love Legos way too much. Especially Star Wars Legos. #Don’tJudgeUs 

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Happy #LitServiceTuesday! If you'd like to participate, head on over to Instagram - we're @litservicepodcast! RULES - Hosted ONLY on Instagram - Post a picture with a caption fitting the prompt - Include the prompt graphic in your post (these will be available for download on our website) - Tag @LitServicePodcast and #LitServiceTuesdays

To increase your chances of winning: - Interact with our other posts during the week - Tag your friends in your posts and the prompt posts - Share the prompt in your story (be sure to tag us!)

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We are excited to announce that we will be presenting at FanX in Salt Lake City!! Our guests will be Kathryn Purdie and Sara B Larson, two amazing authors. If you'd like a first chapter critique, check our submission guidelines on our website (https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation) and submit by August 31st. And if you see us at FanX, come say hello!!

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Happy Saturday! What are you writing today? I'm working on my current project - it's a YA novel that I compare to X-Men crossed with Graceling 

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I didn’t know that about the stylistic breaks - thank you for sharing!!

If your story has different points of view, is it annoying to switch between them in a single chapter? Thank you!

I do that all the time, so I hope not! lol

seriously, though - as long as the switches are clear and don’t cause confusion you should be fine. I find it helps to use the horizonal rule in between viewpoints to show the flip in perspective. 

Note: don’t use stylistic breaks between viewpoints (or scenes) like a series of asterisks or tildes etc. If someone is using a screen reader, it will read out each symbol that you use. Also using indicators like “Character A’s POV” tend to break up the story and take people out the narrative. Or at least they do for me.

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This is the best explanation I could come up with for why it takes me so long to do updates sometimes when, at other times, I’m typing them up like clockwork.

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Do you have a favorite portmanteau? Share it with us! 

The funniest one I've heard recently is poltercat/catergeist (a cat that is also a poltergeist)

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Submissions are open yet again! Our next wonderful guest will be Stacy Whitman, the founder and publisher of Tu Books, which focuses on diverse middle grade and YA. She is also looking for submissions for the #NewVisionsAward!