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 | 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 24, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Guest posts
Every writer’s “other” job is self-styled marketing machine. My bet is because you spend so much time on the computer anyway, your fave form of communication with the outside world is the written word. (See how I plugged the name of my own blog...
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 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...
