A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR Writing a Book That Sells By Susan Malone June 2001 Writing a book that sells. That's the aim of all writers, no? It...
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Real Writer Vs Pretender
A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR Real Writer Vs Pretender By Susan Malone April 2001 We've talked before about how the perception in this country that...
There We Stood, Here We Stand by Timothy Drake
There We Stood, Here We Stand - Eleven Lutherans Rediscover Their Catholic Roots Timothy Drake 1stBooks Publishing 02/01/2001 Trade Paperback/170 pages ISBN: 0759613206 . . . Drake (himself a former Lutheran) has chosen an interesting variety of individuals for this...
Editorial Double Standards
How many best-selling novels have you read whose writing appeared inferior to yours? EDITORIAL DOUBLE STANDARDS By Michael Garrett Internationally Published Author, Editor and Book Doctor February, 2001 . . .beautiful writing isn't a pre-requisite for...
What Makes an Effective Plot
A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR What Makes an Effective Plot By Susan Malone February 2001 We talked last month about how to begin a novel, so let's...
How to Begin a Novel
A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR How to Begin a Novel By Susan Malone January 2001 Last month we talked some about characterization, and now let's turn to...
David Ebershoff: What the Classics Teach Writers And Editors Today
The two most important things a writer needs to do to improve his or her craft are to write a lot, and read a lot. Reading the classics is an important step every writer needs to take as he or she refines their skills. It is important to know what precedes him or her as a writer, who has written what. Writers can learn the basics of style and plot and storyline from the classics, even writers whose style is not at all classical.
Making Characters Come Alive on the Page
A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR Making Characters Come Alive on the Page By Susan Malone December, 2000 A truism runs through this business about which...
Syndication: Is It for You?
Syndication: Is It for You? An excerpt from Sussessful Syndication, A Guide For Writers And Cartoonists Reprinted with permission of the author and Allworth Press, © 2000 Michael H. Sedge. By Michael Sedge Sooner or later nearly every writer contemplates...
Finding Your Own “Style”
A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR Finding Your Own "Style" By Susan Malone November, 2000 We talk a lot in this business about a writer's...
