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 [...]