Tom's got it spot on with the word count, which REALLY matters in novels depending on what genre and what category you're writing for. Like Young...
Well I'm bipolar so the polarized thinking is natural for me. It effects my writing as a whole and it's hard to get through when I'm feeling that...
My biggest weakness is not writing, stopping a lot. I have zero discipline. And I hate it, but once my interest wanes, so does the story. But...
Yeah, that case is rare. But I've seen other cases of poor editing too, so it does happen. And it's not just the author's fault either.
"but the publisher alone does not bear the blame for the latter, since the author is sent a 'galley proof' and is expected to catch anything that...
Any traditional publisher requires editing on their behalf. You wouldn't need to get that done yourself. Smaller publishers do as well. But...
Haha...that's my blog actually. I'm an advocate of writers in this position. Mckk brings up an excellent point about the marketing and...
Roxie, you summed it up so much better than I did. haha Good to have your support on this advice too. Another fun thing to have, that's...
I'm sorry, but I'm going to disagree with Mckk here. You don't necessarily need an agent to get a publisher. If you've gotten to the stage where...
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