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Rolonda Watts on the Inspiration and Writing Process for Her Book Destiny Lingers - video
Rolonda Watts
Inspired and influenced by her own family's history, author and TV personality Rolonda Watts placed the setting for her debut novel Destiny Lingers in Topsail Island, North Carolina. As one of the first black families to establish a community on Topsail...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Literary Agent Steve Hutson on Writing Books with a Spiritual Theme
Steve Hutson
WordWise Media owner and literary agent Steve Hutson enjoys receiving and reviewing manuscripts with spiritual or religious themes. But, he doesn't enjoy them when the content is too preachy. Hutson recognizes that many writers feel called to write the...
over 5 years ago
Basic Editing
Common Mistakes
Rolonda Watts on the Inspiration and Writing Process for Her Book Destiny Lingers - podcast
Rolonda Watts
Inspired and influenced by her own family's history, author and TV personality Rolonda Watts placed the setting for her debut novel Destiny Lingers in Topsail Island, North Carolina. As one of the first black families to establish a community on Topsail...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Author Jonathan Brown on Writing and Publishing His Book, "Moose’s Law"
Jonathan Brown
Moose’s Law was inspired by author Jonathan Brown’s real-life experience as a bouncer. As a 35-year-old bouncer in Vancouver, he realized there were many fun stories to be used as inspiration for a fictional character and story. By 2018, Brown was waiting...
over 6 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
What are the basic steps to be successful at the beginning of writing your first book and autobiography?
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Question: What are the basic steps to be successful at the beginning of writing your first book and autobiography? Answer: I often say to writers, “Having an idea for a book is easy, but writing a good book to the finish and marketing it is one of...
over 5 years ago
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Vacuum in the Dark and Pretend I'm Dead author Jen Beagin on How She Began to Write Fiction
Jen Beagin
"Before I was a writer, I was a cleaning lady in New Mexico." Jen Beagin holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine, and is a recipient of a 2017 Whiting Award in fiction. She is the author of Pretend I'm Dead and Vacuum...
over 7 years ago
Fiction
Reason for Writing
Subsidiary Considerations: Book Club Rights - video
Judy Klein
Agent and rights expert Judy Klein shares her expertise on trends in book clubs and how book club rights work. She says that there was a time when having your book selected by the Book of the Month Club or the Literary Guild made a huge difference...
over 9 years ago
Legal
Subsidiary Rights
Subsidiary Considerations: Book Club Rights - podcast
Judy Klein
Agent and rights expert Judy Klein shares her expertise on trends in book clubs and how book club rights work. She says that there was a time when having your book selected by the Book of the Month Club or the Literary Guild made a huge difference...
over 9 years ago
Legal
Subsidiary Rights
I have received several calls about converting my book to a movie, people claiming to have reviewed it and with connections to producers can advance it to film – for a fee of several thousand dollars. Are all of these a scam?
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Question: I have received several calls about converting my book to a movie, people claiming to have reviewed it and with connections to producers can advance it to film – for a fee of several thousand dollars. Are all of these a scam? Answer: Unfortunately...
over 5 years ago
Author Learning Center
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Proposal Packages: The Secret Weapon to Ignite a Bidding War
Derek Taylor Kent
While many just write query letters, there's a whole other option that very few know about called the proposal package. Learn how Derek created a proposal package that got his book into a bidding war between Penguin, Random House, and Holt/Macmillan...
over 3 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Book Proposals
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