Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.
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This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …
// by Wendy Lawton// 5 Comments
Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.
This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …
// by Wendy Lawton// 11 Comments
Today, I’ve decided on a very subjective exploration about what makes me give a novel an unflinching thumbs up. This is not a blog that represents anyone’s taste but mine. Purely personal. I’m guessing there wouldn’t be another literary agent …
// by Wendy Lawton// 5 Comments
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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 …
// by Janet Grant// 12 Comments
Here go, skipping off into a brand new year. But before we travel too far into 2023, I’m continuing my tradition of my first blog post each year being a retrospective of the books I dwelled within the year before.…
// by Janet Grant// 19 Comments
Last week I read an articulate article on how to end a book well. I distill the essence of the article below, but if you want to read if for yourself, it’s located here.
// by Cynthia Ruchti// 16 Comments
// by Janet Grant// 14 Comments
I need to start out by apologizing. I know writers are weary of being told to build their platforms, to promote their books on social media, to, well, work magic at something most don’t particularly enjoy. I’m one of those …
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// by Cynthia Ruchti// 13 Comments
I almost stopped reading the book that eventually opened my eyes to the power of inspirational fiction and set me on a path to author and agent. Almost set the book aside after a few pages.
Why? Because the dialect …
// by Janet Grant// 9 Comments
While an author hopes that the text of his or her book is all that’s needed to clearly communicate with the reader, in actuality, sometimes ancillary parts of a book can add much to the reader’s engagement with your book. …