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Writer Wednesdays: Don’t Overexplain

Posted on February 13, 2013 by alisaacarter

One issue a lot of writers seem to have is overexplaining. They describe a situation, they describe the character’s expression, they tell us what the character says … and then they tell us why the character has that expression and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writer Wednesdays | Tagged adverb, agent, character, dialog, editor, expression, publisher, reader, verb, writer | Leave a comment

Writer Wednesdays: Using Social Media

Posted on January 9, 2013 by alisaacarter

When I was looking for an agent, I was surprised to see one agent’s requirements: “If you don’t have a facebook and a Twitter account, don’t even bother querying me.” Five years later, everyone requires that you have a facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in Writer Wednesdays | Tagged agent, Carole Lanham, Cheryl Rhodes, Facebook, GoodReads, Heather Brewer, Musa Publishing, Overdrive, Ringer, The Whisper Jar, Twitter account, Vladamir Todd | 4 Comments

Writer’s Wednesdays: The dreaded query

Posted on August 1, 2012 by alisaacarter

We all hate writing queries, almost as much as writing the awful synopsis. Some queries get dumped without any real thought from the agent because of some really basic errors. Here’s a few to avoid: First, a query isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: agent

Writer Wednesdays: Don’t Overexplain

Writer Wednesdays: Using Social Media

Writer’s Wednesdays: The dreaded query

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