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Nov 19, 2009 by Thomas Ajava

Picking the setting of a novel is obviously a critical step. Writing a classic detective novel set in a tiny town in Siberia is going...

1. All paragraphs should be to the left and your letter should begin with, Dear Ms. or Mr. Agent. As often as is humanly possible,...

Okay, the headline is a bit misleading. The five-step writing process Ayn Rand followed isn’t exactly a secret. Let’s...

Oct 19, 2009 by Lee Masterson

How do you describe your character’s physical appearance? It’s not always easy to describe your characters without...

You have completed your work of fiction. You have written the perfect query. You have even received the highly sought after positive...

Sep 29, 2009 by Laura Backes

If you love books, you can probably think of several occasions when you’ve been stopped in your tracks by a unique turn of...