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What Literary Agents Look For

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Like other literary agents, I hear from thousands of writers each year, and accept only a tiny fraction of them for representation. What makes these few desirable as clients? What does an agent look for in a writer? Someone who’s: Original. You’d think it would go without saying that writers should strive to develop fresh [...]

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Get Your Novel Published – The Submission Campaign

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Your novel is completed and all of your auxiliary materials—query letter, synopsis, short synopsis, cover letter—are ready. Now what do you do? You don’t start sending things out helter-skelter, hoping something with hit the target. You take a thoughtful, intelligent, businesslike approach to submission. You plan a campaign. A Multi-tiered Approach I always recommend a [...]

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Ten Inside Secrets for Novel Writing Success

Agents and editors must be able to categorize your novel, so make sure you know what genre it fits into: romance, literary, mainstream, horror . . . ? Today’s novels are more like movies than ever: your story must have a compelling “high-concept” hook. Work hard to make sure your story idea is dramatic and [...]

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18 Free or Low-Cost Ways to Improve Your Writing

You don’t have to spend money—or very much of it—to be a better writer. Have a look at these free or low-cost ideas. Read writing how-to books from your library. Read magazines on writing and publishing at your library; for instance, Writer’s Digest, The Writer, Publishers Weekly, and Romantic Times BOOKreviews. Read free writing how-to [...]

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Websites for Writers

I‘ve collected a ton of bookmarks to some of the best websites on the topic of writing.  I thought I’d go through the list and share the best of them here. This is a collection of resources, communities and products that any writer would find useful. Enjoy.   http://www.fiction-writers-mentor.com   http://www.lulu.com/   http://www.iuniverse.com/   http://www.writerscafe.org [...]

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