Feeling too frazzled to write? Just write one page
Elaborate daily calendars are unrealistic for parents and caregivers who write. Keep it simple and write one page a day.
My essay contest entry was rejected. This is what I did
It was an essay contest I had had my eye on for years—idly, because I’d obviously forgotten all about writing down the deadline—and, like many things of this nature, unfortunately a pay-to-play (we’ll discuss my feelings about…
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You won’t build a prominent writing career by yourself. Why would you expect to craft the Great American Novel (or anything else) without help?
Pitch me your story
Sooner or later, nearly every freelance writer will need to produce a written pitch. Perhaps you have a compelling story idea that won’t work for the publications you usually submit to, or maybe you just want to…
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Why Don’t More Literary Agents Take Multiple Queries?
My sympathies lie with the literary agents and editors who must routinely contend with general douchebaggery and entitlement disguised as “artistic personalities.” Yet for the thousands, if not millions, of writers aiming to publish, and publish professionally,…
Why This Millennial Writer Struggles With Queries
A millennial writer’s true nemesis, you understand, is not crass commercialism or an uneducated public or even a literary archrival. No, it’s that danged refresh button.
