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  • Writerly Round-Up (26 May – 1 June)

    Writers use red herrings the way magicians use sleight of hand—to distract their readers from seeing what’s really there. In this video tutorial, award-winning author Jane K. Cleland explains how to use red herrings to build page-turning suspense.

  • Writerly Round-Up (19 – 25 May)

    Writerly Round-Up (19 – 25 May)

    Dialogue: Abused and Misused by Joni M. Fisher Savvy Authors Blog People recognize terrible dialogue when they hear it in movies, or on television or read it in books. It comes off wooden, robotic, confusing, lecturing, boring or in some way artificial sounding. Examples abound in B-grade movies, comic books, soap operas, and probably in…

  • What is a Submission Packet and Why Do I Need One?

    What is a Submission Packet and Why Do you Need One? You have your novel written, revised, revised, edited, revised again, already. Now, you want to start looking for a publisher. Your words need a home.