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Fiction

Some of my Favorite Fiction Techniques

April 19, 2025 //  by Wendy Lawton//  5 Comments

Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.

Beats

This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …

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Ten Things that Make a Thumbs-Up Novel

July 7, 2024 //  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 …

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Creating Your Own Style Sheet

June 24, 2023 //  by Wendy Lawton//  5 Comments

I was recently talking to Brittany Stonestreet, a friend who is finishing up her Masters in Publishing at the prestigious Emerson College in Boston. She mentioned she was just completing the style sheet for her newest YA novel. I
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Avoid Character Labels

April 2, 2023 //  by Wendy Lawton//  7 Comments

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 …

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Let’s Talk about Our Favorite Read–2022

January 1, 2023 //  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.…

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End Your Book Well

December 1, 2021 //  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.

To End Your Book Well:

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Small Changes

November 21, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  16 Comments

 

small changesDon’t small changes sound like they should naturally connect to small impact? Listed here are ten small changes with surprisingly potent impact on both nonfiction and fiction.

AND

And is a useful word. It can, however, become as unsightly …

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A Social Media Platform that REALLY Sells Books: TikTok

July 28, 2021 //  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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Five Ways to Wrangle Dialect

July 19, 2021 //  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 …

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8 Ways to Make Your Book More Accessible

May 5, 2021 //  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. …

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