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Working Through Overwhelm

November 18, 2024 //  by Jen Babakhan//  6 Comments

‘Tis the season of the writers conference, both in-person and virtual. Perhaps you’ve just attended one, and you feel as if a mountain of useful information has been placed in your lap. You’re thrilled to have it, it’s what you …

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What Are Literary Agents Looking For in a Writer?

May 12, 2024 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  2 Comments

As a writer getting published can be a frustrating task, especially when it comes to finding a literary agent to represent your work. A literary agent plays a crucial role in the publishing process, acting as a bridge between writers …

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A Unique Angle

July 23, 2023 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

You are ready to put together your proposal for the book God has laid on your heart. You know you need to write it. But how should you approach the topic? What makes your take on the topic a unique …

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Too Fast?

December 4, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  18 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Anyone who is trying to build a career as a writer knows that making a living in the early years is an almost impossible challenge. But when a writer has sold a couple of books and had …

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While U Wait

August 7, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  34 Comments

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A few years ago I talked about what a writer needs to do while he or she waits for publication. I thought of it again while I was in Minnesota recently, stressing how important it is to …

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The Very First Page

June 24, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

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The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand out, often that’s as far as an editor or …

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Dreams Come True at Mount Hermon

March 18, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  30 Comments

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Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference.

This is the story of my first visit to the Mount Hermon

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An Agent’s Prerogative

February 10, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  71 Comments

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You’ve heard that it’s a women’s prerogative to change her mind. As an agent I’m going to claim the same prerogative. As I look back on some of the things I stated categorically about the craft of …

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4 Steps to Writing a Novella

September 21, 2015 //  by Michelle Ule//  25 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Janet Grant who is traveling.

Novellas are the rage these days and many people are writing them or putting together collections. I’ve got four tips here for how to write a novella, based on …

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Plotting to Save Writing Time

May 15, 2015 //  by Michelle Ule//  29 Comments

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Filling in for Rachel Kent today.

After two years of work writing a novel, I’ve finally finished and am plotting the next one. I’ve completed most of the research (this is the project interrupted by World War …

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