The step-by-step guide to querying agents. Note: You will probably need chocolate…
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Taking A Leap Towards My Dreams…
At the start of this year, I decided I wanted to work one day a week less so I could devote a whole day to writing. Instantly I thought, what a dumb idea…
Getting Fierce With Your Darlings
I’ve become a serial killer of my darlings. Or perhaps mass murderer would be a better description…
Finding An Agent Is A Lot Like Speed Dating
Finding an agent is a lot like speed dating – you get one chance to catch their attention, you have to communicate a lot of information about why you’re perfect for them in a short amount of time, and you’re surrounded by others doing exactly the same thing…
Does Size Really Matter?
I admit it. I’m an over-writer. I write my way into scenes and all the way back out of them, I write whole chapters that don’t need to be there. My first drafts are ridiculously long. I know this because I throw away more words than I end up with. My first edit starts with cutting off the beginning and…