When I say "filter," I mean phrases like "she watched," "he listened," that put the story in a character's perspective. But, if you've established a main character, these phrases become unnecessary, because everything in the book is through their POV. Example: Sally listened as her father told her about his days on the sea. She … Continue reading Filters
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Rejection Blues
I'm a writer; rejection comes with the territory. I'd like to say that each rejection gets easier to take, but they don't. In my mind, I am a better writer than I was when I began querying agents. So shouldn't be ratio of requests and rejections be better? It's not. Each rejection sends a urgent … Continue reading Rejection Blues
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