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Be sure your proposal and manuscript are ready to send!

March 13, 2023 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Last time I blogged I wrote about query letters. This time I’d like to focus on proposals and manuscripts.

Recently, I’ve received a few query letters for top-notch ideas, but when I look at the proposal or manuscript, I realize …

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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.

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

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Should You Use Sensitivity Readers?

December 9, 2019 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  13 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Sensitivity readers have been on our radar for the last few years, and in some circles they’ve even become controversial. Here’s a brief overview of what sensitivity readers do so that you can decide whether to consider …

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How is Writing Like Painting?

June 2, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

How IS writing like painting?

Not this kind: writing like painting

 

 

 

 

 

Although, yes, writing at its best is art.

For today’s blog post’s purpose, let’s think about this kind of painting and its correlation to …

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Seven Deadly Sins and the Writer

July 16, 2018 //  by Michelle Ule//  20 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton, whom I hope is no longer waiting for a plane in Duluth . . .

What are the seven deadly sins for a writer?

The usual ones:seven deadly sins and the writer, recognizing greed, sloth, gluttony,lust, wrath, envy, pride, writing life, publishing, editing, spell check, Michelle Ule

  • Lust
  • Gluttony
  • Greed
  • Sloth
  • Wrath
…

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The Joys and Pains of Editing

April 23, 2018 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  19 Comments

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Many of you are working on your first contracted book. (Yeah!) Prior to your publishing deal, you may have been through countless edits and revisions. But you’ve never had to do it under deadline, and you’ve never …

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How Much Should Agents Edit?

February 28, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  14 Comments

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Before I became an agent, I’d been editing and writing books for years, so I naturally approached agenting from an editorial perspective. I look for excellence in the craft of writing, and I also use my editorial …

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5 Things to Do Before Hiring a Freelance Editor

January 24, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  45 Comments

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More writers are hiring editors these days, whether they’re going indie or just making sure the manuscript is polished before submitting to agents and publishers. If you’re a newer writer, unpublished, here are some things I think …

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The End or the Beginning?

September 27, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  28 Comments

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Sitting in for Wendy who is having technical difficulties.

As I type the glorious words “the end” at the bottom of the page, I know it’s actually just the beginning.

Here are the steps I take when …

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Pruning Words & Other Tasks

August 9, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  32 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy today.

Do you have trouble pruning words from your manuscript?

Since childhood, I’ve cherished the scene in Frances Hodgson’s The Secret Garden, where the three children stand outside the door in the …

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