Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m not going to tell you how to craft a compelling elevator pitch today. I’m going to focus instead on the problem with elevator pitches.
What is an elevator pitch? According to Eileen Pincus’ “The Perfect (Elevator) …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m not going to tell you how to craft a compelling elevator pitch today. I’m going to focus instead on the problem with elevator pitches.
What is an elevator pitch? According to Eileen Pincus’ “The Perfect (Elevator) …
// by Wendy Lawton// 47 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
This month is the now famous NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. This is the month many around the world will be focusing on writing a first draft of their novel. I don’t want to pile more …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
This week an author asked me to take a look at her synopsis and offer suggestions because she was struggling to get it right. She isn’t alone. I talk to writers all the time who say the …
// by Mary Keeley// 27 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Agents and editors are aware of what their request for a proposal means to an author. Some will request the first few chapters, and others may ask for the complete manuscript, especially from debut authors. That’s often …
// by Mary Keeley// 48 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Recently back from the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference (ACFW), my heart is full, as is the case for most of you who attended, from what I’ve heard. The warm camaraderie with others who understand this …
// by Mary Keeley// 39 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Once the Labor Day holiday is behind us, life settles back to a normal routine for many of us. Autumn months are conducive to spending time finishing proposals and preparing them for submission. But wait. You have …
// by Wendy Lawton// 49 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the most difficult things for a writer is to close the file on a book or a proposal and declare it ready. Almost as hard as prying it out of their clenched fingers at a …
// by Wendy Lawton// 82 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Plenty of blogs tell you how to approach an agent, what to say and how to say it. Today I’m going to highlight my top ten things not to say when seeking to impress an agent. Here, …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Every writer working on a book manuscript dreams of the day she can post on Facebook a photo of the Grand Moment when she signs her name to a contract. But before you pick up that …
// by Mary Keeley// 53 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
We’ve all done it. We say or do something that comes across all wrong, confirmed by the comments or expressions we get in response. Don’t be too hard on yourself because it won’t be the end of …