Bridget A. Lyons
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I'm slowly but surely creating "cheat sheets" to help my clients navigate various aspects of the writing process.

Please feel free to download and share them!


Here's the latest: a guide to making your first 25 pages as strong as possible (for fiction and memoir)
bridgets_guide_to_your_first_25_pages.pdf
File Size: 455 kb
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Finally! The long-awaited "Guide to Query Letters"...
bridgets_guide_to_query_letters.pdf
File Size: 477 kb
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This tip sheet is a response to the many questions I get about how to best use "beta readers":
bridgets_guide_to_using_beta_readers.pdf
File Size: 96 kb
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An important tool tool for all writers is "the logline":

bridgets_guide_to_loglines.pdf
File Size: 103 kb
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This is an exploration of when and how to incorporate feelings into your writing:
bridgets_guide_to_the_fraught-yet-fertile_world_of_feelings.pdf
File Size: 96 kb
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This is an important one: a guide to what we call "scene work:"

bridgets_quick_and_dirty_scene_work_tips.pdf
File Size: 100 kb
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Here's one about navigating the wild world of literary magazine submissions:

bridgets_guide_to_navigating_the_lit_mag_maze.pdf
File Size: 99 kb
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And a very basic introduction to publishing options:

bridgets_super-brief_guide_to_publishing_options.pdf
File Size: 76 kb
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This one is a tip sheet for writing dialogue:

bridgets_dialogue_tips.pdf
File Size: 75 kb
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Here's a guide to choosing an artist's residency that fits your goals and dreams:
bridgets_guide_to_residencies.pdf
File Size: 91 kb
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