Query letters are the pitches that make or break writers. They are the little paragraphs that enable us to get our foot in an agent’s door. If the query does not “sparkle” (as one agent described it), you lose. In today’s competitive fiction environment, the query is almost as important as the manuscript itself. Knowing […]
Blond or Blonde?
As writers we are often faced with grammatical dilemmas. We have to deal with many questions, such as do we say further or father. Or which is correct blond or blonde? Understanding these inconsistencies in our language presents a major learning curve. The blond vs. blonde, however, has caused me many a sleepless night. At […]
Loneliness of Writing
How many of you who write feel that sense of loneliness? I realize that a lot of us write for the pleasure of being alone. For the opportunity to work at our computers without input or direction from others. That’s great. The flip-side comes with that feeling of floating out there without a paddle. Without […]
