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20 truths I wish I would’ve known when I started publishing

September 16, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  27 Comments

If I were able to time travel (those of you who write time travel books make it look so easy!), I would find younger writer me, prior to publishing, and tell her these hard-won truths I’ve learned. I hope these …

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Your Annual Must-Read

September 12, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

During our weekly Books & Such staff meeting last Friday, I mentioned that there are two books that should be considered a must-read for all of our clients. I confessed that for thirteen or fourteen years I reread these books …

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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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Reading vs. Listening to Books

May 3, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  14 Comments

I recently discovered Hoopla (thanks, Michelle!), and borrowed the audio version of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It was a book that I knew I didn’t want to own, but wanted to read to stay current …

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Sacrificial Writing

March 28, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  82 Comments

Today is the start of Holy Week. I think it’s an important time to talk about sacrificial gifts. Here is a blog I wrote five years ago. I can’t think of a more fitting one for this week.

Many years …

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What Is Over-Editing and What to Do About It

February 10, 2021 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

Author Dies While Reading Edited Manuscript

Such a headline might well echo the feelings an author experiences when, much to his horror, he discovers his editor has–ahem–done some pretty creative work on the manuscript sent into the publishing house. (An …

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The Book is Done!

November 15, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

One of the happiest days in a writer’s life happens when the book is done. You’ve polished the manuscript and sent it off to the editor. DONE!  With notes put away, the desk cleaned and plans made for a celebration, …

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Cliché: Who Said It First?

October 25, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

We avoid using the cliché when we write. But did you ever stop to think that once-upon-a-time that very cliché was a brilliantly fresh expression? I want to test your knowledge of clichés. I’m going to give you a baker’s …

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Writing Hack: Sharpen Your Sentences

September 9, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  9 Comments

For the first, oh, decade or so of my writing career, I thought my writing was pretty good. So I didn’t understand why magazine editors found it necessary to take my perfectly serviceable sentences and render them “less interesting.” That …

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Top Ten Ways to Declutter Your Writer Brain

July 9, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  22 Comments

blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

declutter your writer brainAre these THE Top Ten ways to declutter your writer brain? More accurately, they are a few of the ways. But that would have made the title too long and not great for search engine optimization. (SEO–We …

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