Publishing

Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This First

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Today’s article is written by Suzannah Windsor Freeman, founding editor. With the new year here, many of us have manuscripts we’re itching to get out there into the world of submissions. Perhaps, over the holidays, you polished off the book you wrote during NaNoWriMo, and now you want to get it in front of an agent.

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Next Steps: How to ‘Do More’ with Your Writing

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Sarah Baughman. A friend recently wrote to ask for writing advice. “I’ve been thinking I might want to try to do more with writing,” she said, “and I truly have no idea of best next steps.” This friend already has a personal blog she uses mainly to keep in

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Self-Publishing by Design: Real-Life Lessons

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Susan Bearman.  About five years ago, I decided to take control of my writing career. The publishing world was (and still is) changing at breakneck pace, everything was moving online, and I knew I either had to step up my game or be left behind. So, I dived

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3 Steps to Creating Your Own Writing Luck

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Today’s article is written by Suzannah Windsor Freeman, founding editor. Remember that friend-of-a-friend who wrote her first novel and got picked up by a literary agent right away? Or that self-published guy who scored a book deal with one of The Big Six? Some writers have all the luck, right? With the ever-increasing number of

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How to Slam Dunk Your 90-Second Pitch

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Debra Eve. Former model August McLaughlin‘s high fashion memoir had morphed into a thriller. Now it was finished. She emailed queries and attended writers’ conferences. She met agents, but many didn’t represent her genre. Then ThrillerFest landed in New York City. She took a leap of faith and

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10 Ways to Boost Your Odds of an Acceptance

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Today’s post is written by Writer’s Relief. So you’re trying to get published—that’s great! But after a while it seems like your work is being “politely declined” by everyone—not so great. As the saying goes,“you can’t control the wind, but you can change your sails.” Here are some tips and tricks to help any writer change

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