Many people want to know how to write good query letters and cover letters. So this post will explain the difference between query and cover letters and offer some tips for writing them. Hopefully, these tips will help you achieve your goals of getting writing assignments and selling manuscripts. Think of both query and cover…
Passive Writing by Suzanne Lieurance The next time you write a story (or even a nonfiction article), ask yourself these questions as you polish the manuscript: 1. Does paragraph after paragraph begin with phrases like this – “sitting on the side of the hill” or “running through the forest” or “gazing into his big brown…
Writing in Flow to Recapture the Joy When I’m working on a writing project and I’m – writing in flow – meaning, the words are flowing and the work is almost effortless – I call this “going under.” It’s like I’ve gone deep under water and left the world above the surface behind to live…
Let’s take a look at the books I’m reading this week.
Quotes about writing can be used by writer for a little help with motivation and inspiration from time to time. See if any of these beachy quotes for writers speaks to you. More quotes: Click Here Asian quotes: Click Here How to Use Quotes, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing in Your Writing By Lynn…
Rejected manuscript? Sometime ago, an aspiring children’s author hired Melissa Abramovitz to critique and edit a short story that children’s magazine editors kept rejecting. Since some of the mistakes this writer made are very common, Melissa decided to share how she helped her correct them. These errors put many manuscripts on a fast track to…
What is the difference between writing voice and style? Style is the particular manner of writing individual to an author, the unique way an author puts his words together. Different authors have different writing styles and sometimes their styles are directly related to the type of book they write. For example, historical writers may write…
If you’re a freelance writer or author, like me, you probably love the writer’s life. It’s great to be able to work from home – or anywhere you choose, for that matter – I personally love to work at the beach or on the road. Still, freelance burnout is something that happens to most freelancers at one time or another.
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Some time ago, I read several independent blog posts by editors and literary agents about book submissions they have received in which the cover letter included claims that the author envisioned him or herself as the next J.K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, or other best-selling author. The problem with these submissions, the editors and agents stated, is that they are not looking for the next J.K. Rowling or Maurine Sendak or Dr. Seuss. They’re looking for the first and only you.
If you enjoy writing nonfiction and love to research topics in all sorts of different subject areas then educational publishing just might be right for you. Many educational publishers need writers.
A genre is a category, or a group, of similar types of literature. For example, mysteries are a genre, or group of stories that are similar in how they have some type of whodunit riddle to solve, a person who follows the trail of clues, with witnesses and alibis and red herrings, too!
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