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Taken Away

2008-04-20T13:55:46-05:00

What could be edited out to shorten this?
Who do you think are the author’s influences?

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I have written reams and reams of novels and short stories. How do I get them published?

2010-06-23T07:23:46-05:00

Go to your local library or bookstore and get a book on the writer’s market. The one that I used was called Jeff Herman’s Guide to Agents, Editors, and Publishers. You want to find the most updated version of whatever book you get, because you are going to be writing to the people whose addresses are listed inside, and you want to make sure they are still working at these places.

The book you get will tell you that to get a publisher to look at your book, you must first write them what’s called a query letter. This is a one page letter describing you, your book, and why a publisher would want to buy this book from you. Just to let you know, I sent out several hundred of these letters before a single person ever asked to see the book I was trying to sell.

Some people say if you get anyone to look at your book at all, you are lucky. I believe that luck is 95% preparation and 5% opportunity. So basically…you have to make your own luck.

The argument shouldn’t be between you two

2008-06-10T02:15:11-05:00

The argument should be between people like us and the lobbyists that contort everything to their political ends.

True Revelations: A Love Story of the Apocalypse

2008-04-28T20:52:19-05:00

Did you like the protagonist?
What is the author’s aesthetic (what makes the piece attractive)?

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The last days of the cross

2008-04-19T12:46:01-05:00

What could be edited out to shorten this?
Who do you think are the author’s influences?

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A new economic revenue model

2009-02-08T02:42:02-05:00

What makes or could make you want to read more of this book?

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A Polar Shift In Thinking

2008-06-04T15:58:41-05:00

Did you like the protagonist?
What could be edited out to shorten this?

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Puppyhood

2008-06-06T02:32:24-05:00

Who do you think are the author’s influences?
Could the author provide more “handrails” (is it difficult to follow)?

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A river RAn Through It

2008-06-02T15:46:46-05:00

What could be added to make this longer?
Did you sense that something was at stake?

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The Callow Chapters of an Indeliberate Life

2008-05-25T06:49:35-05:00

What was your favorite image in this piece?
What is the author’s aesthetic (what makes the piece attractive)?

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