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7 Things I've Learned as a Debut Novelist
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| As with anything in life, it's an indescribable relief to surround yourself with other people who understand exactly what you're going through. While hopefully your friends and family are supportive of your writing, you may find, like me, that the best most of them can do in response to your bookish woes is bob their heads indulgently and try to stick a bagel in your mouth-which admittedly may be the only reason why I'm still alive. (Thanks, guys.) But talking to writers will keep you not only alive, but sane. Read More... |
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| Alexander Field of The Bindery is open to queries! He is seeking writers of high quality fiction and nonfiction, including Christian Spirituality, literary fiction, science fiction and fantasy, memoir, biography, business, diet and health, pop culture, theology, and more. Read More... |
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| In the year it took to find the right publisher for my new narrative nonfiction book Every Day We Live Is the Future, I created more than thirty drafts of my book proposal aimed at all kinds of publishers, from major trade houses to boutique indies. In the process, I learned a lot about proposal writing that may help other writers sell their books and save time for writing their manuscript. There's no substitute for dogged persistence. But these nine tips can help you target your proposal and streamline the writing process. Read More... |
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| A confession: I bristled at being called a "screenwriter" while jacket copy for Magicians Impossible, my debut novel, was being finalized. Everyone else wanted that facet of my biography in; I wanted it out. I didn't want to be "screenwriter with debut novel," which to most reading pegs said debut novel as "movie idea he turned into a novel in order to sell as a movie." No I wanted to be a writer, full stop, and my novel to be just that-a novel. That sounds strange, I know; to be a screenwriter by trade is the dream of so many people, from Ottawa to Omaha and all points in between. It's The Hollywood Dream, and for writers, landing that Hollywood Dream is the final rung in the ladder. Why wouldn't I want to celebrate the fact I've defied the odds and managed to make a living of it? 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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