by Jill Williamson | Jun 26, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonIn case you missed last Tuesday’s post (click here to read it), I walked you through a hypothetical scenario of getting your book submitted to an editor and how the editor got the publisher to make an offer. You’re signed the contract and...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 19, 2012 | Author Life, Book Proposals, Getting Published, Writing
By Jill Williamson Today we’re going to daydream. Pretend you have an agent and you two have worked hard to get your book and book proposal perfected. Now she’s ready to submit your proposal to an editor. She will likely send a quick email to tell...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 15, 2012 | Writing
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by Jill Williamson | Jun 12, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonHow hard is it to get into the market for science fiction/fantasy books?The market for science fiction and fantasy is huge! And it’s very popular. Lots of publishers are looking for books that fit these genres. Plus, there are so many subgenres that...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 5, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonWhen you decide you’re going to try and pitch your novel to an editor or agent, the first thing you need to be ready to tell them is the genre. I struggled with genre when I first started out. I was writing for teens, I knew that much. But my...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 1, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonI talked about describing characters last week. I wanted to expand on that a bit. Editors and writing instructors vary on their insistence that setting and characters be described fully. Some say leave it and let the reader imagine everything. Others...
