A roundup of resources and a big dose of encouragement for new writers (part 2)
Editor’s note: I planned on publishing this last week, but the timing felt off after the election results came in. While it still feels “too...
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6 Lessons I Learned in the Query Trenches
(Note: I am assuming you researched your butt off before you start querying. You have a polished book. You read the Query Shark archives. You have a list of...
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How to explain signing with a literary agent to your friends and family
Are you a writer who just landed an agent? Feel free to use this to explain what the hell that means to well intentioned friends and family who assume they can...
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The How I Got My Agent Post
This is a post I’ve spent the better part of eight years imaging, turning over in my head. It’s also a post I didn’t exactly ever think I would write. I still...
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A roundup of resources and a big dose of encouragement for new writers (part 1)
Since 2009-ish I’ve read everything I can get my hands on about writing: craft books, publishing books, books on genres I don’t even write. I love...
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The other kind of panster
If you read writing blogs or books at all you’ll inevitably come across the terms plotter and panster. You’ll try to identify which one you are when...
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