ADVICE ON WRITING
Five Keys To Writing Excellence by Orna Ross
Five characteristics are common to all good writing, fiction or non-fiction. I think of these characteristics as keys to good writing. To get them right is to unlock the power that writing has to move, convince or persuade a reader.
The five keys are:
1. Clarity — Say what you mean
2. Accuracy — […]
10 Things NOT to Say to an Agent or Editor #8
# 8. “Dear Agent or Dear Editor…”
If you’re asking somebody to represent or publish your work, you’ve done your research. You know they have an interest in books in your genre/category.
And so you know their name and you wouldn’t send them something that feels like a form letter, right?
Right.
10 Things NOT To Say to an Agent or Editor # 5 (+Blog Carnival)
#5: “Hey, I just checked out your site and it looks pretty cool - wanna represent my brilliant book?…. Call me! Ted :-)”
….Or some such. The tone of your initial query e-mail to an agent or editor is all important. The trick is to be friendly but professional.
There’s no need to be stuffy, or to use big […]
Writing A Novel: 10 Top Tips
Writing a novel? Here’s all the help you need from writers like Jeffrey Eugenides, Marian Keyes, Elmore Leonard, Lawrence Block, Joyce Carol Oates and Ernest Hemingway, no less. Oh, and a little extra from us.
1) The way to make time for writing is to steal time from everything else. Don’t answer the phone. Forget […]
Blog Carnival: Best posts on writing & publishing
Call for submissions: if you’ve a blog and you’re writing about writing, or publishing, or reaching readers, then send us your submission.
We’re seeking the best and most up-to-date articles and blog posts on the topics of writing and publishing available on the web.
If you are a writer, a writing teacher, a publisher or a […]
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