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I’ve been doing lots of reading this week and here are some gems. Ever wonder what high concept means to an agent? Elana Roth of Caren Johnson Literary explains. If you like what she says, she’ll be at the Missouri SCBWI conference on November 9. Which would you rather do? Sell a novel on a [...]
Writing and revising a novel is such a big job! It helps to break it into stages. Writing AND Revising Your Novel Nanowrimo is catching the excitement of more and more writers as they try to dash off 50,000 words during the busy, busy month of November. Getting the first draft down on paper is [...]
I’m working on the first draft of a novel and I’m about 2/3 of the way through the plot, when something interesting happened. Embrace Exploration I’m at a point where the E, the main character, is house bound for a couple days and suddenly M, his friend, becomes the legs of the story, the only [...]
When I’m writing or revising a novel, one of the fun games I like to play is the search for an apt phrase. An Apt Phrase Lately, I’ve been listening to recorded books of Rex Stout’s classic detective series about Nero Wolfe, the overweight, orchid enthusiast. His sidekick, Archie Goodwin, tells the story and does [...]
This is part of a year-long series about those intrepid newcomers, The Class of 2k8. To help marketing efforts for debut novelists, these 28 novelists have banded together to create a group marketing effort. PJ Hoover: Class of 2K8 My Writing Space My writing space didn’t use to exist. Grand two-story entries were all the [...]
The Novel Revision retreat was originally designed as a weekend getaway to focus on writing. But often it’s not possible for people to travel to a site. Help Revising Your Novel My passion is to help people revise their novels. Here are three opportunities: Online Workshop. Online Novel Revision Workshop I’m only doing a limited [...]
This is part of a year-long series about those intrepid newcomers, The Class of 2k8. To help marketing efforts for debut novelists, these 28 novelists have banded together to create a group marketing effort. Courtney Sheinmel: Class of 2K8 Courtney’s Office I spend most weekends in bed, which sounds a lot lazier than it really [...]
From around the net: Halloween Jokes that crack up a second grader. Excellent tutorial on creating your own press kit. How much money do writers make anyway? How many non-work-related books do you read a month? How do you compare to other professionals in the publishing industry? AIGA’s 50 Books/50 Covers. If you like looking [...]
The October issue of the Real Simple magazine reports: When you stop what you’re doing to answer an e-mail, it takes an average of 15 minutes to return to the first task and 10 minutes more to get back to the concentration level you had before the interruption. 25 minutes! Just to answer a lousy [...]
Updated Post: When Kristin Tubb sold her novel last year, she wrote the following about the revision process. Then, Kristin joined the 2k8 marketing efforts and encouraged many of them to guest blog their revision stories this year; it’s been fun hearing their stories. Finally, Kristin’s own book is released this month. So, I’m updating [...]
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