by MKMarketing | Oct 13, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
I love learning about an author’s journey from first word to published book. Wooing an agent and publisher in this industry can be grueling; slush piles grow and opportunities to surprise and intrigue are often slim. Winning a respected national writing...
by MKMarketing | Oct 8, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
I’m a little addicted to the The Script Lab. As I worry over and scrutinize my fiction novel, tweets about screen-writing from @TheScriptLab interject with lucid, helpful, applicable ideas. My blog is for creatives of all stripes, and ideas for good writing can...
by MKMarketing | Sep 27, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
The book proposal may require as much time to prepare as your first draft of your manuscript. Or perhaps your fifth. While there are several schools of thought on what agents specifically look for in an effective book proposal, Gary Smailes, the author of several...
by MKMarketing | Sep 21, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about writing and self-doubt, my husband doesn’t want to hear about my writing process. He has, however, made it abundantly clear that my “pitching technique” needs serious work. I need to sell my story, and...
by MKMarketing | Sep 20, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
It’s Monday morning, and I am dragging myself through the mud. Am I making any progress? Is what I’m writing any good, any good whatsoever? Over the weekend, my husband and I had the rare opportunity to enjoy a date night. It was a beautiful evening, so...
by MKMarketing | Sep 17, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Guest posts
You’ve finished your manuscript. You took an online class about preparing the perfect query and pitch for your beloved manuscript, the result of countless months and/or years of laborious love. You spent hours online researching the perfect agent–that one...
