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#4 Query Corner: ‘Jeffrey Dean and the Destiny Matrix’
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Welcome to: Morgan’s Query Corner: Answering Your Query Quandaries NOTE: If you submit your query to me (morgan.s.hazelwood@gmail.com), and you are selected for inclusion, I will give you a high-level review, in-line feedback, and my own draft of your query. If this is your query, feel free…
em dash, en dash #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
Over the years, as I’ve become a professional writer, I have learned what I know about my craft by not only experiencing the editing process but by availing myself of the Chicago Manual of Style. I regularly attend seminars on writing craft and have invested in…
4 Ways to Create Your Author Persona…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Donna Galanti on Writers in the Storm blog: When it comes to creating your author persona, some refer to this as your “author brand.” Understand that you aren’t branding your book – you’re branding YOU. Simply put, your author brand is about connecting with your…
EDITING 101: 48 – Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips – Part 1…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips (Part 1) As often as I run into authors wanting to use song lyrics in their novels, I also run into authors wanting to use quotes in their non-fiction books. (If you missed the post about using…
How Your Story Opening Foreshadows (Intentionally or Not) What’s to Come…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Peter Selgin on Jane Friedman site: Photo credit: Lola_TC on Visual hunt / CC BY Today’s post is by regular contributor Peter Selgin, the award-winning author of Your First Page. He offers first-page critiques to show just how much useful critical commentary and helpful feedback can be…
What is the image you want to project?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Are you being true to your persona? Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition: “the personality that a person (such as an actor or politician) projects in public: image” In other words your image. Your image as an author. Learning how to share on social media can help us improve as writers and bloggers. And possibly sell more…
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
Right now I’m doing a whole lot of revising/editing on a book I recently finished. Sometimes this is the best part of the process for me–the first draft is down, the story is told, and now I’m in the process of fixing it up and making it shine. It’s a…
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