If you decide that you need to read, or if someone asks you to, that’s great! Your book is your calling card, and reading it is an introduction to the joy that your readers will have when they pick it up themselves. But there are some things you need to think about when you do.
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It takes longer, much longer than you might think, to make your book wonderful. It takes revisions. How do you go through the whole darn thing and make it better?
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Saturday night. The winter sky is filled with stars. Your character is standing outside in the...
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Some manuscripts defy the laws of physics. Writers put the reaction first, then the action. Are you doing that in your book? Here’s how to spot the “effect and cause” pitfall.
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Point of view requires a savvy author to become another person—and see the world through that...
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Though each convention has its own personality, there are some basics that can guide you—from picking the perfect one, to what to do when you get there.
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