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Literary Travels Remembered

June 27, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m just finishing up my summer vacation. Or I should say, staycation. My daughter and grandson came to visit for two weeks and we decided to stay put and do as many local travels as we could …

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Agent intuition, insight, imagination

Instinct, Insight, Imagination–Authors’ and Agents’ Tools for Success

July 5, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

Instinct, Insight, Imagination

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

Instinct. Insight. Imagination. Agents and authors share the need for all three.

Writers utilize instinct, insight, and imagination to create books, blog posts, back cover copy, marketing materials, and career plans.

And agents tap …

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Goal, Motivation, Conflict: The Importance for Authors

June 29, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  14 Comments

Goal, Moviation, Conflict

by Cynthia Ruchti

Every novice novelist soon learns about goal, motivation, and conflict. The mysterious GMC factor drives a good novel. And it isn’t produced by General Motors Corporation.

Debra Dixon wrote a classic resource for writers–…

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Story–The Common Ground Between Fiction and Nonfiction

June 22, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  44 Comments

Story–The Common Ground Between Fiction and Nonfiction

By Cynthia Ruchti

Story old and newIn a January 16, 2011 post for Psychology Today, Dr. Pamela B. Rutledge expounded on “The Psychological Power of Storytelling.” She focused on the concept as it relates to changes …

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Agent Referrals

January 30, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

I am often asked by writers, What is the agent referral? How do I get one? Will it get me past the query? The answer to the last question is yes. Now let’s tackle the first two.…

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Respect the Professional

November 28, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  63 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

The visiting author stood behind a table covered in stacks of her many books. She talked to readers and potential readers for much of the afternoon. She was a real professional. As we watched, we never saw …

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The Average Advance

September 12, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  30 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

One question I get over and over from writers is, “What would you say is the average advance a writer can expect to receive for a book?” I’ve answered that question a number of times in blog …

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Coloring Inside the Lines

April 11, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  54 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Yesterday Janet Grant blogged about how we need to be willing to take risk in publishing. I’ve always admired risk-takers— those people who put it all on the line and succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Of course …

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Unusual Places for Plotting Ideas

June 26, 2014 //  by Michelle Ule//  49 Comments

 

Blogger: Michelle Ule, filling in for Mary Keeley who is traveling this week.

Where do your best plotting ideas come from?

I, for one, get some of my best plotting ideas while sitting in the pew at church.…

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Why Do Agents Attend Writers Conferences?

February 14, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  54 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I just bought my plane tickets for my trip up to Seattle for the Northwest Christian Writers’ Renewal Conference in April! I’m excited to get to be a part of their conference this year. I went to …

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