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How Long Should A Book Be? Word Count Guidelines by Genre – by Anne R Allen…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Follow word count guidelines to keep from snoozifying your reader. A constant complaint I hear from agents, editors, writing teachers, and reviewers is that they see too many manuscripts with inappropriate word counts. If you’re getting a lot of form rejections or simply silence from…
Money Matters: A Brief History Of Currency
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
E.L. Skip Knox recently published a great post on one of my favorite resources, Mythic Scribes, titled, History for Fantasy Writers: Money. Knox is the creator of the fantasy world called Altearth, a place where magic is real, monsters roam the land, and the Roman Empire never fell. He is also a retired…
How To Assume Your Reader Is Smart
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
We writer types aren’t always sure readers know what we’re talking about. As a result, we can explain things when we don’t need to. Check out this partial scene: “Alright, but you have to promise.” Lori held out her pinky. She was making him pinky-swear. Something they had done as kids.…
DPL Author Series : 2nd Annual Writer’s Conference via @detroitlibrary @DplEdison May19th #michiganwriters #michlit #motownwriters #Detroit
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dpl-author-series-2nd-annual-writers-conference-tickets-44159482200 MAY 19 – DPL Author Series: 2nd Annual Writer’s Conference by Detroit Public Library Free REGISTER DESCRIPTION Detroit Public Library Author Series Presents: 2nd Annual So,You Want to be a Writer…Now What? Come see how the professionals do it. Published authors share their experiences and advice on taking…
50 Authors // Books & Authors Event // Leon & Lulu #motownwriters #michiganwriter #michlit April29th Metro #Detroit
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
LEON & LULU IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE BOOKS & AUTHORS, AN EVENT CELEBRATING APRIL’S LITERARY HOLIDAYS Meet and Mingle with Michigan Authors a Leon & Lulu with Proceeds Benefiting the Oakland Literacy Council CLAWSON, MI (April 20, 2018) – On the heels of World Book Day…