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Agent Michelle Brower On: 10 Tips for Attending Writers Conferences

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

Michelle Brower is an agent with Folio Literary. 1. Go to get feedback on your work in a workshop or instructional setting. Sometimes writers forget that the first and most important step in starting a writing career is actually, you know, writing. If you’re a...

What’s Your Novel’s Log Line?

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

What’s Your Novel’s Log Line? by Maeve Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/whats-your-novels-log-line/ The term log line (also spelled log-line and logline) is usually associated with movies, but the wise novelist will learn how to write one. In the context of...

Is Social Media the way into your readers’ hearts?

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book-marketing/will-tweetin-postin-updatin-discussin-get-you-into-your-readers-hearts/ longing-filled “unobtainability.” But, as the song lyrics advise, a proactive approach will dispel those feelings and help you get what you want. For...

How to write when you’ve got nothing to say

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

How to write when you’ve got nothing to say I was never prolific. I used to spend hours staring at a blank screen bleeding words like blood from a stone which I would end up deleting the next day. Why? Because I made the mistake of thinking that writing was all...

top ten must-haves for your protag

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/character/character-roles/41-your-hero-top-ten-rules The most important character in your screenplay is your protagonist: your hero. It’s her story. We hope and fear for her. She’ the interesting somebody who wants...
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