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Some Thoughts About Writing a Memoir
In a memoir you want to write a story about a significant part of your life. It should engage your reader and convey something important that you have learned by living through a significant turning point. And then you need to stop. It’s not an autobiography. It’s a story, a gift to…
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You Don’t Need an Editor? Mistake!
An Introduction to: “The Importance of Being Edited” DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? A friend recently finished the second draft of his book. He is publishing it privately, printed on demand, he told me. He showed me the first printed copy. It was beautiful. The cover was handsome, the binding held it together perfectly, and…
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Take the Time to Write a Great Query Letter & Book Proposal
An agent walking down 6th Avenue in New York, so the story goes, stops at a traffic light. While waiting for the light to change to WALK, she starts thumbing through the unread emails on her phone. Her goal is to delete 100 query letters before the light changes. Your job: write the one that…