For every brilliant manuscript that grows into a best-selling novel, untold thousands of others get dumped into the recycle bin. What’s the crucial difference between…
When it comes to publishing a novel, the actual writing is only half the battle. In order to get the attention of a publisher, you…
I first met Anita when she worked with my literary agent, Kristin Nelson. Anita is a freelance editor who helps writers bring out the very…
Preditors & Editors Have you been approached by a literary agent who wants to charge you a reading fee, has pointed you to a private…
You can write a novel that seems absolutely perfect to you: the dialogue is tight, the characters are richly layered and the plot crackles with…
Last week, I talked about how you can write a novel in any genre, as long as you know exactly what that genre is. And…
You can write a novel in any genre you want, as long as you know what it is. To me, a “genre” is anything that…
This is a great charity event! I’ve been wanting to donate to this for years. (True story: back when I worked at a book distributor,…
Writers generally fall into three camps: hobbyists, aspiring professionals and working pros. The difference is not so much about your writing skills or experience as…
Whenever I hear a writer complain that editors just aren’t “getting” her latest story, I suspect what they’re actually not getting out of it is…
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