
How to Submit to a Literary Agent
Do you know what literary agents are looking for? Or what will make them want to read your manuscript? Or what might turn them off?
Do you know what literary agents are looking for? Or what will make them want to read your manuscript? Or what might turn them off?
Whether you choose traditional or self-publishing, you must stay on top of the latest developments if you want your work to reach readers.
You probably have heard that sitting is the new smoking. Doesn't sound good for those of us who make a living hunched in front of our computers all day, but here's what you can do about it.
Independent publishing has been around for as long as publishing itself, but what is new about it is how it is flourishing. Today the question of what to do with your manuscript is “context dependent,” meaning that the right path will vary depending on the book, the audience, and the year.
As contemporary writers, we can still benefit tremendously by listening to the words we've written. In fact, reading our work aloud is an essential step in the writing process.
Learn why it's important to home in on your book's core subject.
Is the internet today's primary research tool? Can it, as it did for Weir, substitute for direct experience? The answer is—yes and no.
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The following articles provide information that will help authors no matter what they are writing.
Thousands of writers will sit down at their computers with the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel in the span of a single month.
With good dialogue, a character's words come alive on the page and connect with us. Good dialogue will keep that prospective literary agent turning the pages and the reader wanting more.
Your office horror stories leave your family aghast and your friends in stitches. Everyone says you should write a book about it. Are they crazy, or should you give it a shot?