Submitting: Resources
Photo Credit If you want to learn how to write a query letter, synopsis, or proposal, a little bit of research goes a long way. I highly recommend you visit agent blogs/web sites and see what resources they recommend (they may even have resources available at their sites). [...]
If There’s an Elephant in the Room, I’ll Find It by Christa Allan
When you’re the once divorced, twice married recovering alcoholic wife of a Jewish husband, mother of twins (one of the two has Down’s Syndrome) and three other children, a daughter whose husband is black (and she’s not), and sister of a gay brother…well, just where are you going to go [...]
Submitting: Queries, Synopses, Proposals – Oh, My!
There are three things an agent or editor might require from you - a query letter, synopsis, and/or proposal. As important as your novel is, these documents will grab an editor’s attention and introduce her to your story. If she likes what she reads, you get to send your manuscript. [...]
Blogging Basics: Finding Your Voice
Some people are well-read, well-educated individuals. Others are sassy. Some have mastered the art of sarcasm or metaphor. What about you? You may think that your voice doesn’t matter on a blog. People don’t actually know you. The majority of your readers have never met you (and never will). It [...]
Book Review: Darkness Rising by By Lis Wiehl, with Pete Nelson
The evil in East Salem is no longer content to hide in the shadows. The stakes—and the darkness—are rising. Dani Harris thought there wasn’t much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that [...]