Coming up with a Great Opening for a Novel
Nothing is more critical than the first few lines of a story, since this will often influence whether or not a reader will continue with a work. And a great opening is never more important than for a non-established writer who is trying to garner an audience or the budding author who is trying to [...]
December 31, 2009 | Filed Under Fiction Writing | Leave a Comment
Finding an Agent For Your Novel – How a Query Letter Differs From a Synopsis
Query Letter Writing – a Daunting Dilemma Some years ago, to add to a discussion I was encouraging related to the nuances of query letter writing, a woman who had just received a contract for her first novel–and with Simon & Schuster no less–wrote me to lament how arduous she had found the task of [...]
