Remember when I had a nibble from that UK publisher? I finally had my Zoom meeting (cameras off) with the guy. He likes my writing style but says he likes […]
writing
Historical Fiction 101
The technical definition of historical fiction is “a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.” That’s pretty vague, but then again, the […]
What I Would Like to Write: Mystery
I saw a list of interview questions for authors the other day and one of the questions was “What genre do you secretly wish you could write and why don’t […]
A Little Action
A writing pal of mine suggested I submit the novels to a newish publisher. I asked the agent if she wanted to approach them, but she said I could do […]
Writing Secondary Characters
Elizabeth Boyle’s webinar on Secondary Characters was quite informative. Here are some of her points. First, what do you need secondary characters for? Lesson or Role? Your secondary character will […]
Query Letter Elements
So what exactly should be in your query letter? In Angie Hodapp’s Query Letter Boot Camp, we talked about the three (or four) parts of a query letter: (Polite) Greeting: […]
Elements of a Solid Query Pitch
Here’s some more great information from the Women Writing the West Conference and the Query Letter Boot Camp. According to Angie Hodapp, there are six signal words you need to […]
Query Letter Tips
This is from our Query Letter Boot Camp by Angie Hodapp. Here are 8 Tips for writing a query letter: Shorter query letters tend to get better responses than long […]
Women Writing the West Conference
Yesterday was the last day of the Women Writing the West Conference. This was a great little conference — lots to do and plenty of classes for every type of […]
Under Western Stars Paperback!
The anthology is out in paperback now — proceeds go to support the Western Fictioneers so we don’t have to pay so much for our conferences and such — we’ve […]