Everyone is talking about some new book. According to everyone, it's be best thing ever. It's so awesome. It's so cool. "You should read it," they say every time they see you, varied sometimes with "Have you read it yet?" And then you finally break down and borrow/buy this fabled best-book-ever, either to shut them … Continue reading A Reader’s Plight
Category: Writer’s Woes
Agents (I’ve Learned Things!)
When I first started to query agents with that (horrible) first edition of Devil's Blood, I threw my (equally horrible) query letter at any agent that represented fantasy and some that simply didn't say that they didn't want fantasy. In my mind, finding an agent = getting a huge publishing deal = fans, fortune, and … Continue reading Agents (I’ve Learned Things!)
Essence of a Novel
"Go write a novel." Okay, uh, how? As said by Flannery O'Connor, everyone knows how to write a story until they sit down to write a story. Let's start with the basics: A story is a conflict. Without conflict, there is no struggle, there is no story. Your character must want something, struggle for something … Continue reading Essence of a Novel
Beatrice B. Morgan 