Articles | Avril Marie Aalund

Jan 18

Why I Haven't Been Writing About Writing

Over the past couple of months, I've been dipping my toes into the query trenches. One thing I've seen more than once while filling out submission forms is a space input URLs linked to your Twitter profile or YouTube channel. If the page itself doesn't have a spot designated for these, it's sometimes recommended that you make a note of relevant platforms in the query letter itself. In my case, this means mentioning my blog. I'll usually slip in a line about how I launched the

Jan 3

Let's Try That Again... | My 2021 Goals

One of my favorite feelings is the moment the clock strikes midnight on January 1. Ringing in the new year lends itself to feeling refreshed and a chance to start over and move past whatever happened in the previous year—and after the absolute mess that was 2020, there is a lot to be put behind us.* *Please note that the clock striking midnight doesn't magically make every bad thing that happened in the previous year go away instantly. The past few weeks in particular have ha

Sep 20, 2020

Infrequently Asked Questions | Things I Wish People Would Ask About My Writing

Last week’s post contained a list of questions I get asked about that either annoy me or are asked all too often (check it out here). As such, it’s only fair that I share a list of questions I wish people would ask me about my writing. Most of these are with the hope of sparking a more engaging conversation than those listed in last week’s post. As was the case in last week’s post, these are listed in no particular order. The only change is that these are the questions I pers

Sep 6, 2020

Descending Into The PitMad-Ness | Recapping My First #PitMad Experience

PitMad is a recurring event on Twitter giving writers the opportunity to pitch their manuscripts to professionals in the publishing industry. If a literary agent Likes the author’s tweet, it’s an invitation to submit based on their guidelines (non-agents are asked to show their support via retweets and comments on the post). PitMad can help writers build connections not only with these professionals, but with their fellow writers and make it easier for people like me who feel