Author: Paula Munier

Revision: An Agent’s Bird’s Eye View

Posted by Paula Munier | Apr 20, 2018 | Craft

What to do when your editor gives you revision notes you hate? A literary agent tells all.

Writing Prompt: Do or Do Not

Posted by Paula Munier | Apr 15, 2018 | Life

Do or do not. There is no try…. Every writer needs a Yoda. What would yours say?

What Makes a Great Book Cover?

Posted by Paula Munier | Apr 4, 2018 | Marketing

Book covers matter. One publisher I worked for used to say that a cover was a billboard for the book—the only promotion your story has once it’s on its own on the shelf, waiting to be picked up and bought and read. Here’s a look at book covers, and what makes them work—or not.

The Organizing Principle, for Fun and Profit

Posted by Paula Munier | Mar 26, 2018 | Craft

Does your work have a strong organizing principle? It’s not what happens in your story, but rather how you choose to frame what happens in your story.