Freshly back from a rare mini-vacation, I felt a few writing tips would be helpful to ease the transition to writing, blogging, life, the universe and everything:
ON WRITING
Agent Nathan Bransford, like many literary agents, has probably seen it all, both good and bad. He asks the question, "Why is it So Hard to Tell if Our Writing is Good?" following on an earlier posting about getting a case of the "Am I Crazies?"
Book editor/doctor Joyce Magnin tells writers how to see the forest AND the trees after spending so much time on a manuscript that you lose objectivity.
Lit agent and workshop guru Donald Maas talks about creating tension in your writing.
Author Patti Hill discusses creating that all-important "voice" in fiction and gives some tips and thoughts she's picked up along the way.
ON PUBLISHING
From the BookEnds Literary Agency, here are some "Query Don'ts."
Agent Chip MacGregor sums up his thoughts on when it's important to have a literary agent and when it's not.
MacGregor also clears up some confusion regarding when a writer can actually expect to get paid during the publishing process.
ON MARKETING
Kevin Smokler, the CEO of BookTour.com, talks about how to run a successful book tour.
Christine Lemmon offers some instruction on how she used her book's setting to create a publicity and sales campaign.
What are the secrets to successfully marketing fiction? Hear are some tips from an author who's also a PR person.
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