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The Query Letter That Works

This entry is part 21 of 23 in the series Publishing Biz

What exactly should a query letter include – and does it matter what kind of manuscript you’re sending? Find out here.

Top 12 Character Archetypes

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Characters with Character

How to use incredible character archetypes to create characters that really move us – with intention. Plus 3 points you need BEFORE you draft a profile.

Who Gets Results Promoting on Facebook

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Book Promotion

Promoting your book on Facebook: use these helpful tips on what to do and what NOT to do. Make sure your posts are effective and spam free. Don’t be ignored or deleted!

Interview with YA Novelist Patti Buff

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series GSB Interviews, Interesting People

Patti Buff writes YA fiction, she is the SCBWI Regional Advisor for Germany and Austria, and she just landed a literary agent. Read all about this gal!

5 Essential Writing Elements plus 3 levers

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series How to Start

There are 5 writing elements that every story, fiction or non-fiction, must have. But if all stories need them, how do we determine readership? By using 3 elemental levers.

Top Indie Book Awards

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Awards

There are indeed top book awards that recognize self-published and indie published books – even for kids! If you have a book for kids on the market, you can register and possibly win a seal of approval. Top Indie Book Awards.

International Spellcheck: story vs. storey

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Devil in the Details

Writers can be published outside their home country if they use the right words and spellings for submissions abroad. This is where we need an international spellcheck, for writers without borders. Story vs. Storey.

How I Make Time for Writing

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series How to Start

We live busy, hectic lives – so how do you find time for writing? I’ve learned the hard way how and I can tell you. Here’s how I find the time to write every day – even when I don’t feel like it.

WTHeck is a Verse Novel?

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Story Types

A verse novel. If a literary agent is looking for this, you need to know what it is. So WHAT exactly is it? Get full details and a solid source of great examples.