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lies writers often believe

Lies Writers Believe

March 24, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

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The most common lie is that which one lies to himself.  –Friedrich Nietzsche

Writers–fiction or nonfiction–are billed as truth-tellers. But they often lie to themselves. The lies writers believe are so commonplace that those who have been …

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The Case for the Book Proposal

February 11, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Last week, Janet Grant wrote about the importance of writing an excellent comparative book section in your book proposal. You can find that post here. Those kind of specifics are invaluable.

But I can almost hear the collective writerly …

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Acting and Writing

July 23, 2018 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  22 Comments

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truths Cynthia

Acting is a unique artform, but it’s also a vital skill for writers.

Accomplished actors become the characters they’re tasked to portray. They “crawl into the skin” of the hero, heroine, villain. Actors often talk about enjoying …

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Seven Deadly Sins and the Writer

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

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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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Hold These Truths as Self-Evident

July 5, 2018 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  19 Comments

truths Cynthiablogger: Cynthia Ruchti

What truths do we hold as “self-evident”? With the United States’ Independence Day just behind us, many of us are still eating cake with strawberry stripes and blueberry stars, picking up yard evidence of expired sparklers, and …

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Shortcuts to Publishing Success

June 18, 2018 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  14 Comments

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(Crickets)

Wait. You really thought publishing success shortcuts exist?

Some try. Writers can successfully employ time-savers, but shortcuts aren’t the positive elements they might be in mountain hikes or traffic jam bypasses.

Time Shortcuts

time shortcutsAt a …

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There’s still hope for new writers!

January 16, 2018 //  by Rachel Kent//  59 Comments

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I’d like to share some encouraging statistics today! In 2017, Books & Such helped eight writers sell their debut projects!

One of my favorite things to do is to call a debut client to tell him or …

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Writers’ Christmas Acrostics

December 14, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  44 Comments

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Acrostics! That’s the word I was looking for. Anagram? No. Acronym? Nope. Oh, this language with which we are tasked to write!

And these few brain cells with which to work.

ACROSTICS INFORM

acrostic lightFlurries fly outside my …

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Anticipation of Good Things: Christmas and Book Publishing

December 8, 2017 //  by Rachel Kent//  12 Comments

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A Christmas tradition that I love is one that I now believe was established by accident and out of necessity. Every Christmas, my parents would have the children wait in the hallway with the door closed before …

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Know Means No: Giving Editors and Agents a Reason to Say Yes

August 10, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  28 Comments

Know means no.

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What do you need to know to make it less likely an agent or editor will say no to your proposal?

know means no

KNOW who you are (and who you aren’t) as a writer.

You may …

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