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ASK THE EDITOR - Answers, Tips and Ideas for Writers!Elections, Holidays, Financial Chaos--Is This the Time to Submit to Publishers? A writer client, who just finished her book manuscript, asked: "What are your personal thoughts about submitting a ms anywhere at the present time? I was going to wait until after the election for sure. Life might be more settled then, for better or worse, but at least some questions would be answered. What would you do if you had a book to submit? ANSWER: The fact is that there are some lousey times to submit anything to a publisher. But in certain circumstance, those rules just don't apply. For instance ...(Click here for full article)
Writing Groups - A Good Idea ... or Not? Whenever a group of writers get together you have the opportunity to share ideas, plans, marketing strategies and explore whole new sides of the writing process. This stimulation is a marvelous adjunct to your own writing efforts. One reason I endorse writer groups is because writing is a solitary (and lonely!) experience. A writer can feel as if they are the only ones faced with this problem or that. In a group, you soon realize you all face similar experiences--both good and bad. However, there can be a distinct down-side to joining if ...(Click here for full article)
How to Pick the Perfect Title Two of my writers this recently had the same problem: They chose the perfect title for their book, only to discover it already graces the cover of a published book. What to do? First, the chances are excellent your proposed title will be changed if a commercial publisher accepts it. Their own marketing people know what does and doesn't sell in titles--or at least think they do. They also often have some inside feed on what new titles are in the pipeline to be published soon. So should you ... (Click here for full article)
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