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Interested in getting your novel published? Then you may well want an agent, and to get an agent you’ll need to write a query letter. This is not easy.
Thankfully, Janet Reid (who is herself an agent) has set up a blog called the Query Shark. Some poor saps send her their query letters to be [...]
Probably a bit late to be telling you, but JulNoWriMo starts in July. As in, tomorrow.
It’s exactly the same as NaNoWriMo (the National Novel Writing Month), only it’s in July instead of November. As usual, the aim is to write a 50,000+ word novel in only a single month. You can find the official site [...]
Duotrope’s Digest is one of those websites that I find myself recommending to people time and time again. If you’re interesting in publishing short fiction or poetry, it’s an invaluable resource.
It is, in short, a database of magazines that publish short stories and poetry. Looking beyond that though, the site is more than just a [...]
Behind the Name is a good web site with a terrible design, but still a good web site. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s the largest, most complete resource of names on the Web.
When you’re working on a novel, it’s important to get names right. Many people just pick a name out of thin air [...]
Save the Words (http://www.savethewords.org) is a neat little website run by the folks from the Oxford English Dictionary with a listing of rare & old english words. In fact, you’ve probably already heard of it (and if not, go check it out!). Not all the words seem old or rare to me (ten-cent store for [...]
One of the great things the Internet does is bring together the power of the masses. Individually, we run amok. Collectively, we act together to bring about the common good whether it be through capitalism, democracy, or Authonomy.
Authonomy is a new Web site from HarperCollins that works just like a dozen others. You upload your [...]
Nate, I confess, this started all because I wanted to prank you. I saw that one thread in the mod forum (you know the one) and instead of being a nice human being and comforting you, I had the craziest urge to give you the biggest prank that I think YWS has ever seen. The [...]
For the last few days, I’ve been busy putting together a poetry database over at The Writers Society, and yes, it is the best poetry database on the web! If you don’t believe me, check it out.
Currently, there are 505 poems & 122 poets, and both Snoink and Incandescence have helped in adding the poems [...]
The Writers Society (TWS) is a new writing community for writers ages 18+ that I’m starting. The site is quite similar to the Young Writers Society in that it’s forum based, and oriented around a strong sense of community. It’s just getting off the ground, but if you got the time, check it [...]
Working on a story? Having trouble with the first line? The opening line is often the beginning of the hook, and thus very important. You don’t want a common line, of course…that’s boring right away. But do you want something short? Something long? Something awkward or elusive?
Check out these 100 Best First Novel Lines. Here [...]
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