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An Interview with Pamela Wechsler, author of The Graves

Guest Contributor Lisa Borders / May 3, 2017 / 2 comments

Pamela Wechsler’s new novel The Graves, the second in the Abby Endicott series, was published on May 2. It has garnered advance praise from Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, with the latter writing: “Catnip for readers attached to Boston, believably…

Bonding with my Protagonist over a Dirty Secret

Julie Carrick Dalton / May 2, 2017 / 2 comments

I love the time of year when my fingernails are always dirty. Really dirty. Deep under my nails, crusted in my cuticles, embedded in every crease on my knuckles. I love dirt. To be more precise, I love soil. In the…

These 26 Query Letter Rules Will Change Your Life

Milo Todd / April 27, 2017 / 3 comments

When writing your query letter, always remember: 1) Tell the agent the ending, but don’t tell them how it ends. 2) Follow all the rules, but be original. 3) There are no rules, but still look formulaic.

Publishing and Marketing a Book in the Time of Trump

Guest Contributor Crystal King / April 25, 2017 / 1 comment

I follow a lot of authors, publishers, book editors, reviewers, libraries and bookstores in social media. This is important because I’m a writer with a debut book about the world’s first gourmand, FEAST OF SORROW, out TODAY (YAY!). Aside from…

Show Them the Nutcracker: On Getting to the Point

Anna Williams / April 20, 2017 / 2 comments

A few years back, my husband and I went to a Boston Ballet performance of The Nutcracker. Behind us sat a mother and her five-year-old son, who was deeply psyched to be there, wriggling and fidgeting with glee. As soon…

Inside the Sausage Factory: Second Drafts

Kelly J. Ford / April 18, 2017 / 6 comments

I read somewhere that readers don’t want to know how a book gets made. Don’t reveal the magic! Let the creative process remain a mystery! But this is a site for novelists, so . . . please step inside the sausage factory…

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