Part Two of Self Editing deals with the opening of your book, or ‘The Hook’. What I am referring to here is the way that you intend to grab your reader’s attention, and hopefully, later, keep it. Sometimes, a hook is associated with the trope used in the book – this is common in category …
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Oct 30
Dealing With Rejection
Whether you are brand new to writing and on your first submission to an agent or editor, or you are a multi-published author sending out a new proposal, rejection is a reality you may and eventually WILL have to deal with. Because buying books is a subjective business, your works have to pass a personal …
Oct 23
A Note from the Coach – Goals
I read some time ago that willpower is a limited resource, residing in the same small section of the brain that houses the ability to stay focused, our short term memory, and the part of our mind that solves abstract problems. That is a lot for one very small area in the front of our brain. But …
