Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp

Virtual professional development for authors from @KateBrauning. Personal education on craft & publishing. Level up your next MS & elevate your career.

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the YA regency romance, WITTY IN PINK by Erica George (@EntangledTeen) out now.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: https://t.co/QmV95Qxx4G (+ more ways to win)

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

Writing craft tips on how strengthening your MC's desire can change everything #amwriting #writingcraft #amquerying

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

While I job search, I have time for #subtips!

I'd love to share some editor thoughts on desire. Desire is the heart of most stories. A story is a character who wants something badly, and a huge obstacle stands in their way.

The deeper the desire, the more life your book has.

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

I've had my last day as editor & talent scout at Working Partners. I've loved working there, but I'm excited for what's next.

If you've ever wanted to work with me, or see something you think is totally me, please do DM/send a note! Email, for now, is [email protected] ✨

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

dky that THE BALLAD OF DINAH CALDWELL is a 2023 ALA Rainbow Book List pick?

I keep seeing libraries tag it with no LGBTQ mention & reviews show surprise with the queerness. But Dinah is bi & there's a non-monogamous romance. Help me tell people? <3 https://t.co/9ywEp9EHFl

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

Trial and error is costly in publishing. Project development for your WIP can make all the difference. https://t.co/8UFcpCNxlA

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

If you’re feeling stuck and submission or querying isn’t going how you need it to—come get @KateBrauning on your team. https://t.co/0Rhqgut5yb

[Esty @estywrites]

Introducing @arthouselit newest YA author, @HannahRees47739. Hannah, a YA author who writes stories filled with magic, mayhem, and a healthy dose of angst, writes to diversify Black representation in media, and make readers laugh, cry, and rage. Welcome, Hannah! I am such a fan!

[Harley (They/Them) @harleymarie83]

Please read Kate’s thread and share. If you can help, please let us know.

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

Can anyone help with something important to me? My construction worker friend is unhoused right now. Someone stole the Uhaul with everything he owned when he moved to Austin. This is his doggo, True! A cold front is coming next week, lows of 30 F. He & True have nowhere to stay.

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

If you can help get someone off the streets this week I’d love you forever—it’s miserably cold and drizzling and windy here.

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

@MDyerAuthor Oh no! I hope you're okay. Take care of yourself.

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

@estywrites That's wonderful! Congratulations!

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

@LydiaYKang This is amazing 🤣

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

Beware of these agencies, authors.

[Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss]

1. #WriterBeware! Because they're all doing a lot of soliciting, here are 7 fake literary agencies run by the same scammer, as shown by identical content on their websites. The scammer behind the curtain is Page Turner Press and Media (known in the Philippines as Innocentrix) 🧵

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

Hey a Goodreads giveaway for @KateBrauning's thriller! Bi girl, polyam triad, a cute boy who built a home in a cave...A girl with nothing left to lose who vows to kill the man who took it all away. "Packs a romantic, feminist-fierce punch"- @HeidiRKling
https://t.co/QTMf4CQJbP

[Katja🦊 @KatjaBookDragon]

Soo many!

In the Ravenous Dark
Iron Widow
The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell
Rise to the Sun
The Hollow Heart
A Touch of Ruckus
Gearbreakers
This Poison Heart
#QueerKidLit

[Kate Brauning @KateBrauning]

Want a queer YA True Grit? The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell is a hellbent revenge mission. With moonshine. And motorcycles.
https://t.co/9ywEp9E9PN

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

YEP there is in fact a triad in The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell!

[Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @AJWhiteAuthor]

@graybulla The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell is the first time I saw an MC in a triad? I hope I’m remembering correctly tho

[Page Street Kids @PageStreetKids]

Congratulations to all the authors and illustrators on the @RainbowBookList, including @BlueJaryn, @spaceagecats, @toribov, @SoniaHartl1, @Skye_Quinlan, and @KateBrauning!! 🏳️‍🌈

Read the full list here: https://t.co/tgfe5TpcX4

[Breakthrough Writers’ Boot Camp @BreakthroughWBC]

Want to write a middle grade mystery-thriller that’s Glass Onion meets Dirty Dancing? IP audition call for published/unpublished authors from book packager Working Partners https://t.co/YDCx8RdunC via @WP_Fiction