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Author Archives: Donna Maloy, Author
Backstory: Putting your world in context
Context: the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. Context can give us clues to the meaning of an unfamiliar word, the emotion behind a friend’s reaction, the point of a political slogan. The word … Continue reading
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Kill all the darling, puffy babies!
In his 1914 Cambridge lecture “On the Art of Writing,” Arthur Quiller-Couch said, “If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: ‘Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally … Continue reading
Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: The Truth about Gatekeepers
Mike Underwood is with Angry Robot Books, a British publisher of some pretty fantastic science fiction and fantasy. In a recent post, Mike addressed some “secrets” of the publishing industry that every aspiring author should know. Now it’s no real … Continue reading
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: What We’re Looking For TODAY
Here are two opportunities to find out what agents and editors are looking for right this minute. Really. You don’t have to guess any more, you don’t have to waste your time sending in that 150,000-word dystopian-Regency vampire-werewolf romance you … Continue reading
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Urgent: Deadline for Teen Travel Essay
I just discovered this incredible essay contest for teens, but the DEADLINE IS JULY 27!!! The Family Travel Forum and the Society of American Travel Writers want to know, Do you have fun travel stories to share? “Have you ever … Continue reading
Tangled Words 