In my last post, I discussed knowing your place in terms of category and genre. Today, I'm going to go a bit deeper and talk about two specific genres that tend to get mixed up quite a bit. ROMANCE: According to The Romance Writers of America, a romance is defined as a novel containing two [...]
Category: Writing Tip
{Coffee with Kara}: Knowing Your Place — Age Categories & Genre
In a query letter, authors are often instructed to include the book's details -- title, word count, age category, and genre. This is to help the editor know internally where the book belongs in terms of imprints; it helps marketing know how to promote the book, and it helps booksellers know where to shelve your book in stores / libraries.
Writing Tips from Julie Arnold
All of us wordsmiths—mystery, romance, suspense, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, steam punk (not really sure what that is), literary, aspiring or published—are forever on the lookout for GREAT writing tips.
Rejection, From Both Sides of the Desk by Lisa Dunn
When I began writing my first manuscript, I had no idea it would one day be a real, live book nor did I have any clue how much rejection I would overcome before seeing GRIT OF BERTH AND STONE in print. As rejections rolled in, I learned to push through the clenching in my gut, [...]
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