Four Types of Terrible Query Letters
The query letter is what is used to submit a piece of work to an agent in the book industry, and is one of the most difficult things a writer encounters (after writing the...
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Till Death do us a Part
Welcome to Character Circus ~ where they like to let you think you are the one pulling strings. * {spoilers ahead; proceed with caution} Characters. Without them, can one imagine a story being told?...
Getting an Agent: Three Vital Steps
I’d love to know about like…the usual process you have to go through to get a manuscript in order for sending off to an agent? One of the coolest things about young writers is...
I want your questions!
Lovely readers, you may have noticed my brief absence from my usual slot on Saturdays where I babble on about publishing and books and being a professional at this writer thing. Part of this...
Publishing Strategies: Traditional Publishing
It’s been a while, but it’s time we take a moment to talk about what is probably the most popular method of publishing: traditional publishing. Traditional publishing is that which has brought us all...
The Editing Cycle #13 A Beginner’s Guide to Plot
‘The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson A Desire to Plot Last week I was talking to a friend about...
Why Do You Read Poetry?
Why do you read poetry? It’s not often I get asked this particular question, but it was posed the other night and I had to seriously think before I could answer. The...
