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Continue reading →: How I Got My AgentI sent 195 queries, received 10 full requests and 4 partial requests, collected 118 passes, 63 CNRs, and two offers. Those are the dry facts; here comes the story behind the numbers.
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Continue reading →: Debut Announcement ThoughtsI know Mythic Roads Press has big plans, and so do I. Together we’re going to work to do this process differently, and we’re going to tell different stories while we’re at it. This is only the beginning.
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Continue reading →: The Time It TakesBooks are magic, and writers are wizards, and some spells do their work over time, space, and inside readers’ beings. None of this is easily or tritely quantifiable.
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Continue reading →: Testimonials from Heartwood ClientsTestimonial from Heartwood Edits client Katie Spina, author of The Wolf and the Wind
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Continue reading →: Coding Diverse Characters: Moon Dust In My HairnetIn fiction, relationships are esentially identities in action, but they still tend to be more complex than a mere label can portray.
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Continue reading →: Deep Prose and Clear Voice(pulled from a note to a CP) My main focus for vocal depth is finding places that need a boost to elevate the prose from (blocking and action) to “literature.” Not just facts, but poetry. The first layer is “What’s a cooler/more interesting way to X…?” Second layer is “What’s…
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Continue reading →: Character Connection Tools & ExercisesQuick and dirty trick is REGULARLY pair a show with a tell, to clue the reader into why and what XYZ means. This is REALLY helpful if you’re ND like me, and your/your characters’ reasons for doing things aren’t the same as neurotypical people/characters expect.
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