Do you ever wonder exactly what a full Developmental Editing letter looks like? How the conversation starts when you hire an editor to work over your plot with you—to make sure it tells the story you want to tell, in the most gripping possible terms, to keep a reader completely… Read more“Developmental Editing”
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Marketing
In the age of social networking, everyone is their own worst marketing nightmare. —community manager and blogger, MontaVista, Embedded Linux Software & Development Tools We have an extra Monday this month, which screws up my careful arrangement of monthly subject matter, so today we’ll look at an issue I don’t… Read more“Marketing”
Linking to Mira’s List
Today we’re linking to Mira’s List. Mira is a visual artist, educator, and author with a list of MFA’s you could stack books on. She appears to have been everywhere and done everything, and I also like her because she was an adult in the eighties. (I have very specific… Read more“Linking to Mira’s List”
Pulp Rag: Celebrating Chaos Day
I’m starting a children’s book from scratch today. And, in spite of what I said about NaNoWriMo, I have about three weeks to write it. Am I MAD? It sounds even worse when I elaborate: I do this every year. . . Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.
Pulp Rag: Typing a novel
Let’s talk about NaNoWriMo today. Because lots of people are confused about what it’s for. NaNoWriMo is not about getting you a novel to sell. It’s not. . . Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.
Launching head-first into NaNoWriMo
“Knock me down, pick me up, knock me down again. Break my heart, steal my gold, slander my good name.” —Gordon Lightfoot, “Sixteen Miles” You’re alone in a room with your keyboard. It’s 11:55 on Halloween. You’re about to start NaNoWriMo. Your fingers are poised. Your heart is racing. You’ve… Read more“Launching head-first into NaNoWriMo”
Linking to the Red Room
Today we’re linking to the Red Room—specifically to an interview Andy Ross, past-owner of Cody’s Bookstore in Berkeley, did with Alan Rinzler, Executive Director of the San Francisco Jossey-Bass imprint of Wiley and Sons and an independent editor. Andy has a previous interview with Alan, too. I had lunch with… Read more“Linking to the Red Room”
Querying with a little help from Writer’s Digest
Chuck Sambuchino of Writer’s Digest runs a regular feature in which he interviews literary agents. This week it’s children’s literature agent Erin Murphy of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. He also runs a Successful Queries feature showing actual, real-life queries that actually, in real life, worked. And, finally, Chuck got 20… Read more“Querying with a little help from <em>Writer’s Digest</em>”
Pulp Rag: Unmasking the world
I’m Europe, baby. I sent you Dutch Elm Disease, German Measles, and Russian Roulette. You sent me World Wind Vacation Tour #225. Now we’re even. —Suzanne Pleschette movie from 1969, If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Hey! If it’s Tuesday, this must be Pulp Rag day! You know what… Read more“<em>Pulp Rag:</em> Unmasking the world”
Talking brass tacks with the editor
Is it possible to look forward to rejection letters? Because that means I’d be finished writing my WIP. And also finished writing query letters. And yet right now I feel light years away from either. So, despite probably what is a general consensus, I will someday look forward to rejection… Read more“Talking brass tacks with the editor”