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The 4 Golden Rules of Being a Writer Here are four lessons about writing and finding an agent that I have learned the hard way. I hope you will read them and save yourself a lot of time and trouble....

http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/script-tips/795-your-screenplay-is-not-your-baby Never refer to your script as "my baby". If you're guilty of this offense, clearly we know that you're passionate...

Agent Scott Hoffman On: Making Sense of a Rejection Letter Agents generally respond to submissions with three types of rejections.  Cracking the code when it comes to a typical agent’s rejection...

http://www.topbooksales.com/match-your-book-content-with-the-right-editor/ Barbara McNichol I'm interested in working with authors referred by book coaches, book designers, website developers,...

l Media June 25, 2009 By Lisa Barone Twitter’s strength comes in its ability to connect you with other people and to start real conversations. It’s helped small business owners market to current...

http://writetodone.com/2008/01/09/10-steps-to-create-the-habit-of-writing/ This, friends, is the linchpin: if you can create the habit of writing, you’ve got a wonderful foundation as a writer. If...

How Do I Write a Book? Fiction Writing Tips From a Bestselling Author October 21st, 2010 • Related • Filed Under Filed Under: Books • Female Writers • Fiction • Fiction Writing • Inspiration &...

http://windedwords.blogspot.com/2010/11/7-rules-part-iii-rejection.html Everyone faces rejection. EVERYONE. The trick is learning how to deal with it. I’m going to put myself out there for censure...

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....

I am working the streets of San Francisco. Nightly, I prowl around Haight-Ashbury and North Beach, the Castro and Tenderloin, Fourth Street and Folsom. I ply my trade with men … as well as women,...

1. Writing is a job. Writing is a job not a vocation or an avocation. If you want to be a success at it, treat it like the most important part of your day. Don’t do it when all else is done. Lots of...

http://bubblecow.co.uk/2010/12/a-list-of-book-genres/ was recently browsing in a large bookshop when I can across a section with a sign declaring ‘Dark Fantasy.’ There it was in the cold light of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

http://www.sellingbooks.com/top-10-tips-for-free-publicity 1.Write and distribute direct-to-consumer press releases regularly to promote your product, service, cause or issue. 2.To promote your...

Why You Should Read the Type of Stories You Write http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-you-should-read-type-of-stories-you.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d42027d35a2f7a1,0 Aside from...