Many literary agents and other publishing gatekeepers ask for a one-page novel synopsis, but how do you write one? And, more importantly, how do you chisel it down to one freakin’ page?
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Read MoreFour Resources for Authors Aspiring to Trade Publication
The same manuscript can sometimes get different feedback when it’s presented from the place of face time and mentorship rather than from the slush pile. So, without further ado, here are several resources meant to give you a leg up over your competition: two for those who are reaching the end of their inbox-based querying tether and two for those who might need basic querying assistance.
Read MorePublishing, Both Trade and Indie: An Interview with Award-Winning Author Amanda Radley
I am often asked how writers make the transition from indie publishing to trade publishing, and who better to answer these questions than someone who’s made the leap herself? I asked award-winning, bestselling author Amanda Radley to answer a few questions about her career journey, and she was gracious enough to do so. You may find our conversation and her insightful answers below.
Read MoreThe Top 5 Editorial Mistakes I’ve Seen… and How to Fix Them, Part 5.
This final Editorial Mistake concerns errors that happen on a line-by-line and sentence-by-sentence basis.
This is line editing, which typically has a localized impact, if any, on the reader's experience. However, when copyediting errors are abundant in a manuscript, it can keep the reader from investing interest in the story at hand.
Read MoreWriting About Race: A List of Helpful Articles
A client recently asked if I could recommend any articles on writing about race, especially about tokenism versus representation.
Aside from an article on not using food metaphors to describe skin color and another on why “gypsy” is not a word we should be using in the twenty-first century, I didn’t have any bookmarked or to share off the top of my head. Determined to do better, I researched and came up with the following list of articles from writers whose experience leads them to be much more expert on these issues than I am.
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