There is one word known to strike fear into the hearts of most writers. Synopsis. Many of us would rather perform brain surgery from space using a lemon zester and a squirrel than be forced to boil down our entire novel into one page. Yes one. But alas we need a synopsis for numerous reasons. First and…
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I’m editing my novel. Again. I don’t feel like telling you how many agains I have done in the course of turning out the best story I can deliver. But suffice it to say that when I received some wonderful feedback that convinced me I needed to go another round, I started off with determination! And…
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When I jumped into the indie author scene, it was a calculated risk. Like I do with a lot of decisions, I looked at the pros and cons. There are a number of platforms that are easy to publish your work on for little or no cost (Amazon, Nook, Smashwords, etc.). The royalties for sales…
There are nearly three dozen calls for submissions in May. Every genre and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to fairy tales and from novel excerpts to essays. All of these markets pay, and none require submission fees. For more paying markets you can find a list, organized by genre and subject matter here: Paying Markets.…
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Do you want to know how to start a writing career? We can all read and write. But for aspiring writers, translating these basic literacy skills into professional writing needs learning time and plenty of practice. It can take a little bit of time to develop the new set of skills you will need. You may have started writing…
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