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How to Open Your Work for Critique
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How many times has this happened to you? A friend or acquaintance discovers you're a writer in search of representation and that elusive first book deal. They offer to read one of your pieces and give you feedback. Did you take them up on it, or shy away, cringing at the thought of exposing your passionate, creative side to someone who, well, actually knows you? For seventeen years, I wrote young adult novels and short horror fiction, letting virtually no one but my parents and, later, my husband read my drafts before I submitted to editors. I could take a rejection from a stranger without flinching because I knew it wasn't personal, but the thought of sharing my work with someone I knew and having them think less of me afterward was terrifying. Click here to continue.
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| Literary agent Brittany Booker Carter of The Booker Albert Literary Agency is open to queries! She is seeking contemporary and paranormal romance in the young adult and new adult categories, and romance in adult fiction. Read More... |
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| Every writer understands that penning a novel takes time. For some, the process may take months, years, even a lifetime. Many don't understand that once the novel is complete, that's when the clock really starts. On average, it takes roughly eighteen to twenty-four months for a traditionally published novel to go from deal to bookshelf. Ouch! That was certainly a surprise to me and I was not prepared. What could possibly take so long? Read More... |
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| Writing about an unfamiliar location (such as a place you haven't lived, a place you've only visited, or a place you're putting a fictional spin on) can be tough. You want to capture what's special about it, but you can't rely on a lifetime of experience, or you might not have the funds for an impromptu research trip. Read More... |
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Cris Freese
Cris Freese is the managing editor for Writer's Digest Books and Writer's Market. He edits Guide to Literary Agents (both online and in print) and Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market. Follow him on Twitter @crisfreese. |
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