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Tag Archives: novel
Will A Query Alone Sell Your Book?
One of the synonyms of query listed in the thesaurus is inquiry. The first thing agents and editors ask when you submit your manuscript is a query letter. A query may include an appealing but concise summary of the novel’s … Continue reading
Hang On To Their Words
We humans are social animals by nature. We need to communicate, to talk, to socialize. We need to ask questions about things that interest us in the same way we seek assurance and approval for the things we do. And … Continue reading
Think Of A Synopsis As A First Date
Synopsis! This single word strikes fear in my heart. There’s something about an editor saying “Submit a synopsis and a sample chapter, or the first fifty pages” that turns my blood cold. I know that my fear is unnecessary. I … Continue reading
Ten Commandments For Writers
We are all familiar with the phrase ‘writing is an art as well as a craft’. And that writing requires not only emotional involvement on your part as a writer, but a deep commitment about matters, about things that concern … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, commitment, craft, emotions, feelings, fiction, literature, novel, story, ten commandments, thoughts, writers, writing
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I Had A Book There
Do you torture yourself for not starting your book? You know you have it in you, but for one reason or another you can’t start. Either the process scares you, or you’re not sure about the end result. You wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged books, characters, fiction, ideas, journal, literature, notes, novel, story, thoughts, writers, writing
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There Is No ‘One Right Way’ To Write
“You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.” Henry Ford Ever since I remember I have been reading authors’ biographies, listening to interviews and noting down any advice that I think will help me to become a … Continue reading
A Writer’s Eye
Ernest Hemingway wrote: “A writer’s problem does not change. It is always how to write truly and having found what is true, to project it in such a way that it becomes a part of this experience of the person … Continue reading
Fear Is Felt By All Writers
John Cheever called the life of a serious writer “quite a dangerous career.” Years ago, when I first decided to take up writing seriously I felt hesitant and scared. I thought that being scared was my shameful weakness. A weakness … Continue reading
Books, Books, and Books
There’s an old saying: “Everyone has a story to tell.” We have all been fond of stories at some point in our lives. For some of us that love has turned into passion so much so that there’s nothing in … Continue reading
How Do You Promote Your Book
A writer friend told me the other day that nowadays publishing a book is the easiest part of the process of writing because of all the facilities available to writers online, digitally. But the hardest thing is the self-promotion. As … Continue reading
