Howard Rydor, Author

YA author. Engaging our future leaders in issues that matter. Non-dystopian fiction. #ClimateAction, #AnimalWelfare, #GenderEquality

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

I really like this article by Anna Morgan. Simple, clear advice. https://t.co/SzZKsDC8vO

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Maybe with a publishing contract, I'd team up & share this campervan. Awesome innovation & would certainly get creative juices flowing. #renewables #writingcommmunity https://t.co/pVjWp4adha

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

My pitch to a publisher re cli-fi novel for YA failed. The manus. was not requested. I congratulate the successful candidates. This was submission 65. I feel I've let down those battling climate change. #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #writerscommunity

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Simple words. Good message. #writerscommunity #authors

[Writing Contest @sledgehammerwri]

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
― Robert Frost

[Climate Novels: can a new genre up the stakes? @do_you_cli_fi_]

What upcoming Cli-fi novels are going to be shopped around by literary agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany from Oct. 20 to 24? Stay tuned. Google for news alerts. #Clifi

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[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Do any of you other authors "Iive with" your fictional characters 24/7 - until you finish the book? I love talking about them with family. The characters take on a real persona. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Fiction #clifi

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Important support for optimistic fiction & journalism. We need to promote more news of innovation, courage, scientific and pharmaceutical breakthroughs. We can all play a part to get on top of climate change. Dreams-Hopes-Plans-Action. #climateaction #climatecrisis #GlobalDawning

[Mail+ @DailyMailUK]

Prince William spoke about the importance of our actions now

+ He said: 'If we're not careful we're robbing from our children's future through what we do now'

Read more: https://t.co/CljjfonZa2

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

@do_you_cli_fi_ Thanks for your encouragement, Dan. If the novel is successful, I do hope it'll boost our young readers' understanding of climate change, and reduce their anxiety - as well as boost authors' interest in writing cli-fi.

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Done it! Finished the 3' pitch to two publishers at the ASA's Virtual Literary Speed Dating event today https://t.co/zSUxO9iwCe. Exciting stuff. Thx to ASA & publishers. Good initiative - esp. for #EmergingAuthors. Great to get #clifi out there. #climatefiction #Climate

[Paul Dawson 📚 @PaulEDawson]

From oil spills to open-pit mining, clear-cut logging to heavy-net trawling, humans continue to scar the planet despite mountains of legislation, regulation and good intent.

Time to make Ecocide a criminal act.

#ClimateAction #KeepItInTheGround
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[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

If you're into climate literature, this is a great article - and has interesting links. https://t.co/Hfm91BQovw #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writers #Literature #Fiction #Climate #ClimateAction

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

I love this #photography. Brings back memories of #Norway. Very relaxing. Thx @AshqiHarki #environment

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Hope this proves useful. #writerscommunity #authors #writingcontests

[WinningWriters.com @winningwriters]

Fifty-Seven Writing Contests to Enter Now, curated by @poetswritersinc | https://t.co/AdPpOpA3GI

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Just updated my website. Wow, image-editing software is anything but intuitive. Anyone else struggle? https://t.co/Q64t3jR6ds Now, back to writing... Happy October, everyone. #authors #WritingCommunity

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Just downloaded the taster of 'Green Rising' by @Lauren_E_James Love its positive take on the climate crisis. Intriguing start. Go, go, go, the climate authors! #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #GlobalDawning #Lufianblid

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

How to write a synopsis when submitting your manuscript. Here's a well-used link, but always worth retweeting. Wish I'd found it before struggling for hours! https://t.co/NSWavF3bBz Thanks to @glencstrathy #fiction #authors #writersnetwork

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Agreed @do_you_cli_fi_ I believe #clifi needs to be optimistic. Young readers need hope, not dystopia. Hope is inspiring; dystopia leads to apathy & depression & anxiety. #clifi #writingcommmunity #writerscommunity #publishers #authors

[Climate Novels: can a new genre up the stakes? @do_you_cli_fi_]

"Cli-fi is compelling readers today to open their eyes to Climate change and the new genre created in 2011 is changing literature forever" https://t.co/BH8Xnrn6oE #clifi

[Howard Rydor, Author @HowardRydor]

Useful. Thx @Kehillis. Anyone pitching at the Literary speed dating event next month, Sydney, might like to read your advice. #authors #literature #writingcommmunity #writingcommunity

[Kat Hillis Updates @kehillis]

There are lots of resources out there about how to structure queries, so I'm going to focus on three elements I see less often discussed: specific details that make your book stand out in the slush, narrative voice, and setting expectations for the book itself.

[Kat Hillis Updates @kehillis]

What a query HAS to be is interesting and exciting. What that means can vary, but it starts with the basics: who the main character is, what they want, and what's standing in their way.