On Writing, Revising As You Go
J. asks: “Do you revise as you write or after? How much revision do you do?” I usually do sentence level revision as I write, because I don’t always hit the right word. The Casino smelled of undeath. During tech,
...read moreTalking about Research
Today I’m at Odd shots talking about research. Funny – recently I received an email that very seriously explained to me that our myths, as portrayed in the books, deviate from canon. The author was very concerned that we didn’t
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T. writes: I love the Kate Daniel series, and I’m looking forward to your next book. I know you get this a lot, but I thought I’d take a shot at writing you some fan mail and ask for a
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What makes a bestseller?
K writes: I’ve been querying for 14 months now … I think I should add more sex so it [manuscript] sells. Short answer: Oy. Long answer: Randomly sticking sex scenes into your manuscript is not a good idea. Sex of
...read moreDon’t do that
R. writes: I saw a manuscript being shoved (eh, maybe that’s not the right word, but still) into the authors hands and asked if they wouldn’t mind taking a look. Given the authors classy & graceful response to the inquiry,
...read moreToday I am not Here
Today I’m at Odd Shots, filling in for Patrice and yakking about losing motivation to write your novel. The inane blathering just does not end, I tell you. Must go back to edits.
...read moreOn Blurbs
We haven’t done one of those for a while and the questions have been piling up. E asks: But, I also have a question- often, book covers have a “review snippet” from another author. For instance, { “I stayed up
...read moreNovel Length and Writing Questions
R writes: I had a question about word counts. I’m trying to figure out what the proper format for a manuscript is and came across a snag. What would you consider to be an average word count for your books
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On Ebooks
Disclaimer: All of the information below is based on my personal experience and that of my friends. Your mileage may and will vary. Question: So do you get the same per book from an ebook sale? I got a kindle
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Description
I think I’ve mortally injured this keyboard. The Backspace is not clicking but rather mushes in softly, so if there are any missed spaces, I’m sorry in advance. The other day Jana Oliver and I were talking about description and
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