We have all been there. You are halfway through your work-in-progress (WIP). It was all going so well. The characters, the plot and all the elements that make a great novel were all cooperating, coming together and falling into place. Then all of the sudden you made a wrong turn and end up on a […]
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When To Submit Your Manuscript
How do you know when it is time to submit your manuscript to an agency or publisher? With the eons it takes to get replies back from agencies and publishers (up to 6 months in some cases), it is quite tempting to circulate queries based on the completed first three chapters alone of your novel. After […]
The Importance of Writers’ Groups
Writing is a solitary endeavor. It is one of the few professions where you really have no contact with the outside world. But it does not have to be an isolating experience. One of the best ways to deal with this is to join a writers’ group – such as Book-in-a-Week – or a writers’ […]
The Value of a Plot Consultant
Guest Blogger: Candie Moonshower Candie Moonshower is the author of The Legend of Zoey (Delacorte Press), which won the SCBWI Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award. In 2008, her biography of young adult author Vivian Vande Velde will be published by Enslow Press. When not rushing to meet deadlines as a regional business writer, […]