by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Just that you know literary agents exist puts you far ahead of where I was when I started submitting manuscripts for publication.In theory, this is how the process of getting an agent works. (In theory. More on that later.)1. You select a handful of agents you think...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
A reader e-mailed me to ask, is it normal to always write about a character who’s basically me?I hope so, because I did it all the time.I think this is an easy thing to do for a couple reasons:1. We often use writing as a way of exploring ourselves. Our...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
So since we’ve covered Writing a Good First Line, Writing a Good Opening Scene, and Writing a Good Middle, it’s only natural that we talk about what makes a good ending.This is one of those topics that has a variety of answers because a good ending is more of a feel...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The time thing's a great point, Stephanie. Certainly not one I considered when I was 15 and trying to find a publisher. =) And not that I stayed up late and slept till noon as a teen, but there were always other pulls on my time. I was kinda amazed when I got to...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
This is a question that came up in the discussion of another post: Can you get published when you’re a teenager? It’s something that I wondered about—that I hoped for—as a teen, so I’m guessing there are a few of you out there who’d like to know the answer.Here’s why...
