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Ahhh, it’s mid-December. It’s the point at which we have one foot in 2021 and we’re thinking about testing out the waters for 2022. Before 2020, we used to get excited about rushing into the new year. Now, we’re a …
Three Questions to Help You Celebrate Your Writing YearRead More
A Thanksgiving Prayer for This Year
God, as we gather around our tables,
remembering all far and near,
We are grateful for Your keeping provision
that’s kept us through another wild year.
Through ups and down, the ins and outs,…
Today, I want to discuss three stereotypes that we should avoid when creating a diverse character, particularly African-American characters.
Before we jump into the three stereotypes that should be avoided, let’s refresh the “why” behind the need to increase diversity …
Three Stereotypes to Avoid When Writing African-American CharactersRead More
How do you feel about pitching your book to a literary agent face-to-face?
Pitching Your Project During a Face-to-Face AppointmentRead More
Growing your platform is like climbing a mountain. Often we focus our eyes on the size of the mountain and it’s easy to doubt our ability to successfully make the climb. The result of our doubt often leads to fear …
Why is that one criticism or even a well-meaning critique has the power to neutralize a hundred compliments or accolades?
As writers, our words are the scripted hearts that we wear on our sleeves. We put ourselves out there with …
Daring Greatly: The Courage to Show Up and Keep WritingRead More
While Amazon or other online retailers can deliver our books in one or two days, there is one experience that online retailers will never be able to deliver: the thrill of flipping our wrist to see the back cover.
When …
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Eight years ago, publishing veteran Edwina Perkins planned a sensitivity reader workshop for a writer’s conference. Nearly 400 writers attended the conference that year. No one attended her workshop.
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When is an agent going to get back to me on this?
I’m wrapping up a series of writers conferences from this spring so I have dozens of hopeful clients who’ve sent in follow-up requests. They are waiting for me …
Finishing a query is big deal! You’ve spent hours in front of your computer wrestling the words that capture your passion, imagination and life experience into a query letter.
To give your dream the best chance of getting an agent …
