"A single cultural or political error in your query letter, article, or images can get you a quick 'no thanks' from an editor. . ." Knowing the International Marketplace By Michael Sedge The first step towards successful international sales...
Editorial Staff
Five Tips on How Not to Get Rejected
"Keep on learning. Don't rest on your laurels after your manuscript is revised and edited. Learn from your experience and try not to make the same mistakes next time." FIVE TIPS ON HOW NOT TO GET REJECTED (OR "HOW TO AVOID THE MOST COMMOM MISTAKES...
The Writer’s Journey: Themes of the Spirit and Inspiration
"Style and structure are important to ultimate presentation, but that is what editing is for. Ideas and concepts need to flow like water through a running stream." The Writers Journey: Themes of the Spirit and Inspiration by Deborah Herman,...
Plotting
From a speech to the North Central Texas Chapter of the Society of Children¹s Book Writers and Illustrators Fourteenth Annual Conference, University of Dallas, Late 1997 PLOTTING By Don Whittington Let¹s start with a definition: The plot is the overt...
Improving Your Chances of Being Published
"The book proposal is the single most successful factor in getting your book idea sold." Improving Your Chances of Being Published By Elizabeth Frost-Knappman President, New England Publishing Associates, Inc. What can a first-time book author do...
Baltimore Writers Alliance: “Writing and Getting Published”
"If you can get a good agent publishers take you seriously." Louise Titchener, Author of 40 published novels A Special Conference Report Baltimore Writers Alliance: "Writing and Getting Published" By Mary Stearn...
Society of Professional Journalists Southern California Inland Pro Chapter
"The Internet is a natural progression for newspapers. . . a progression they will be forced to take." Renae Ross, Microsoft, Southern California, Internet Business Development Manager A Special Report Society of Professional Journalists...
The Women Writing The West Conference
"Books by women on Western subjects don't always fit neatly into the women's fiction category. We're trying hard to get noticed" Cindy Bonner Co-founder, Women Writing the West A Brief Report The Women Writing The West Conference Women...
The South Florida Writer’s Conference
"The writer who sells writes very lean prose." Paul Lazarus Former V.P., HBO Feature Film Productions A Special Report The South Florida Writer's Conference By Nancy Ess Authorlink South Florida Correspondent One of the great draws of the South Florida...
No Crime Unpublished Mystery Writers Conference Delivers Stars, Information
"There is only one way to get on in the business of writing and that is to WRITE." --Steve Allen, TV/Radio Star/Author Special Report No Crime Unpublished Mystery Writers Conference Delivers Stars, Information By Judy K. Moore, Authorlink! California...
