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13 Ways to Convince a Literary Agent to Represent You

You’ve been trying to crack the code for getting a literary agent’s attention, whether in a query or a face-to-face meeting, right? You’ve been searching high and low for the secret to making an agent sit up and say “Wow!” Well, since I’m in a good mood, I’m going to risk ostracism from my colleagues […]

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  • January 14, 2022
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Boo! These Are The 10 Monsters Your Book Editor Fears Most

As Halloween draws nigh, I’d like to introduce you to 10 monsters that haunt my nightmares. Now, these guys and ghouls don’t regularly visit me, but they are a source of fear from time to time. And what’s often most troublesome is that I can seldom tell if they’re going to turn into a monster […]

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  • October 28, 2020
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How the “Ideal Reader” Myth Hurts Your Writing Process

A lot of writing advice encourages you to market to your audience by defining your ideal reader. It says to think of your reader as one person, create a profile and write for that person. You’ll even find templates for defining your ideal reader — fake head shots and all. They’ll ask you to name […]

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  • April 24, 2019