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Let’s talk about elevator pitches and how to set yourself up effectively the next time you need to make one in front of a literary agent or editor.
In today’s blog, I want to make the case that preparing for …
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What are emotional markers for writers?
There’s a tongue-in-cheek video circulating with the theme “Everybody should write a book.” The farcical theory is that it’s not that hard. You don’t really need skills. Anybody can do it. All authors are …
I’m still jet-lagged from my cross-country flight home from Savannah, Georgia, but the afterglow of our eighth Books & Such Retreat has not begun to ebb. What is it about spending time with those who understand what our life is …
As I mentioned in my most recent blog, a strong structure invites the reader into your book. Your table of contents is a big selling point–not only for readers but also for agents and editors. I like to think of …
We all have expectations. Some are reasonable and others not so much. To expect is to consider something due to us, necessary or a reasonable obligation.
I wasn’t familiar with publishing and started with some unrealistic expectations. I have had …
At Books & Such, we love all types of writers. But today, I’d like to tell you about two specific types. Each one has its pros and cons.
The first is The Flexible Writer.
The Flexible Writer is the …
Dear Abby,
As soon as I finished Selection by Keira Cass when I was in the 8th grade, I knew that I was destined to be a romance writer. A delicious euphoria spreads throughout my heart when I sit …
Dear Abby…Is it Silly to Dream of Traditional Publishing?Read More
What can happen if you build your audience too soon?
Nobody knows. It’s never happened in the history of writing.
You reach out to people, serve them with your words, …
I read a fiction manuscript last week that described a character as a cripple. I winced when I read the word and stopped to think about why I had such an immediate revulsion. After all, it was historical fiction and …
A strong structure for your book sustains a reader’s interest. So today we’ll consider how to find your book’s structure.
Recently I was looking over the table of contents for a project one of my clients was creating. It seemed …
