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What Literary Agents Look For in a New Novel by Evan Marshall

By Alice ⋅ September 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Like other literary agents, I hear from thousands of writers each year, and accept only a tiny fraction of them for representation. What makes these few desirable as clients? What does an agent look for in a writer? Someone who’s:
Original. You’d think it would go without saying that writers should strive to develop fresh story [...]

2010 Silken Sands Writers’ Conference

By Cynthia Eden ⋅ September 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Join us for a conference at the beach!
The Silken Sands Writers’ Conference will be held March 19-21, 2010, in beautiful Pensacola Beach, Florida. Our conference hotel is located directly on the pristine beach–and you can see dolphins swim from your gulf-view room. Come join us for writing workshops, editor & agent pitch sessions, and networking [...]

Inspiration 9.21.09

By Alice ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worries and only half the royalties. ~ Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976)

STORY TIPS #9 – HERO’S JOURNEY ACT I

By Alice ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Last month I gave you an overview of the Hero’s Journey. This month, we’ll look at the first section of that mythic structure. For the most part, the steps we’ll work with this month are those that make up Act I in our story.
Review: Do you remember the pattern – get your hero up a [...]

Workshop: Use Wordpress as a Website

By Alice ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Registration is now open for the Wordpress Workshop (So Easy a Monkey Could Do It: Don’t Go Bananas, Use Wordpress as a Website).
This workshop will teach you the basics of how to use Wordpress as a blog and a content management system capable of running your entire website. My goal is to teach you Wordpress [...]

Inspiration 9.14.09

By Alice ⋅ September 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. ~E. L. Doctorow

Promo Items Needed

By Alice ⋅ September 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

***Permission to Forward and Appreciated****
Promotional items are needed for our URWA Conference, If you have books,
bookmarks, magnets, etc. you’d like to donate, please email mary @
marymartinez .com (no spaces)
The 2009 Heart of the West Conference
RWA Utah Chapter
Writing: A Magical Journey
October 9 & 10, 2009
at The Lodges at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah
Featured author and [...]

Inspiration 9.7.09

By Alice ⋅ September 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~Ray Bradbury

7 Deadly Writing Sins By Holly Jahangiri

By Alice ⋅ September 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

1. Sloth
The definition of sloth has changed over time. At one time, it was known as the sin of sadness and despair. Dante described it as the “failure to love God with all one’s heart, all one’s mind and all one’s soul.” Today, it is generally considered synonymous with laziness or indifference – the failure [...]

Cover/Query Letters

By Alice ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Author: Christine Harrell
The recipe for creating the perfect cover/query letter is simple: give editors and agents what they want, no more and no less. That’s it. Basically, you need to prepare a letter that provides what the editor/agent requires and then “gets out of the way” so your writing (as illustrated by your work) stands [...]

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