Tag Archives: Pitches & Proposals
A Reader Writes: “I’m Interested in Writing a Children’s Book. What Do I Do?”
Hi Kevin, my name is Dori Maggart. I am married to Phil Maggart, Mike Maggart’s twin. We have met on a couple of occasions. A few months back I read an article about you and your profession as an author. … Continue reading
Priceless Writing Tips for Free: Capture the Thought in that Moment
Here’s a proven, 100-percent guaranteed method on how to get stuck in quicksand as a writer: Say you will do it later. You have an idea but you’re busy with something else so you tell yourself you’ll get to it … Continue reading
Priceless Writing Tips for Free: Observe Hemingway’s Dictum
Hemingway’s dictum for better writing was simple: Run it through the typewriter one more time. We no longer have typewriters but the advice is still sound. Almost without fail a second draft is better than a first: shorter, smoother and … Continue reading
When You Write, Don’t Fight Your First Thought
Trying to write something and you’re stuck? Whether you’re knee-deep in an e-mail, blog, memo, report, article or longer, here’s how to get unstuck: Follow your first thought. If you trust your first thought, and follow it, it will lead … Continue reading
Do Writers Need Literary Agents?
Do writers need literary agents to sell their books? Many writers, both published and unpublished, believe that having an agent is a cornerstone of success, but I don’t think that’s true anymore. I had lunch last week with a writer-friend … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Writing, Books
Interesting World, I’ll Say!
After reading my recent post how Japanese novelist-turned-agent Yukari Watanabe Scott is using blogging and other new media to sell Operation Bullpen to Japanese publishers, magazine editor Kimberly Cole writes, “I enjoyed your recent post, ‘Bullpen Going Japanese?’ My daughter … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Writing, Books, Operation Bullpen
How to Write a Successful Query
Last week I appeared on Scott Shafer’s radio program, The California Report, on KQED-FM, and it prompted some thoughts, curiously enough, about query letters. What’s a query letter? A query letter is basically a short, succinct sales pitch that writers … Continue reading
