July/August 2013 Issue
July/August Issue
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Completed Multiple Manuscripts
Finishing your work isn’t the problem. You can write all day long when a story moves you. What you need is help taking the next step – getting your work published and into the hands of readers. You’ll learn how to do that and more here.
The Four Commandments of Writing Good Sentences
If you want to write a good sentence, don’t pay any attention to your grammar. I don’t mean “a sentence this like OK is.” I mean don’t automatically think you’ve written a good sentence just because it’s grammatically correct. Lots of bad sentences are grammatically correct. Some of these bad sentences might even be yours.
by Bonnie Trenga Read more
Challenging the Limits of Memory
In this excerpt from Writing Life Stories, Bill Roorbach teaches you how to pay attention to and translate your memories and how to overcome your resistance to remembered places and events. Read more
25 Best Places to Get Published Online
Find out which online publications offer the best deals for new and established writers. Read more
The Evolution of Self-Publishing
As technology improves, so do your publishing options. Here’s a guide to what’s new, what’s available and why it’s easier than ever to publish yourself. Read more
21 Tips to Get Out of the Slush Pile
Here is the essential checklist of tweaks to consider when reviving a rejected story (or while writing or editing your first draft).
by James Plath
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Secret Agents
New agencies—and even a few well-established ones—are on the hunt for the next breakout book. Could it be yours? Read more
Successful Query Letters
While there is no formula for the perfect query letter, all successful queries share certain qualities. Take a look at these tips from the Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal Workshop from WritersOnlineWorkshops.com Read more
3-Part Recipe for PERFECT Agent Queries
Dish up good representation for your book by adding three key ingredients to that next query letter. Read more
