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How far would you go for a critique?

By Bev Vincent, on September 17th, 2010

Lessons learned in the past concerning critique groups, and a new journey with another [...]

September 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: advice, authors, conferences, critiques, editing, Fiction, revision, story, Writers, Writing | 2 comments

News From the Front part 3

By Gerard Houarner, on August 4th, 2010

Another Space and Time reading period has passed and it’s time to throw out a few notes for anyone who might care at least as much about the writing as about getting published.  And, if you really only do care about being published, there’s some advice for you here, too.

Mentioning credits in a cover letter [...]

August 4th, 2010 | Category: advice, authors, editing, Fiction, On Publishing, story, Writing | One comment

The Tangled Web We Weave

By Bev Vincent, on June 17th, 2010

Creating the second draft of a novel can involve delictately altering the original story or it may require radical [...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: advice, authors, books, Character, editing, Fiction, novel, novels, revision, story, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing | 5 comments

Lost in Translation

By Bev Vincent, on May 17th, 2010

Bev Vincent discusses the work of a translator with Tullio Dobner, who has been translating novels into Italian for over four [...]

May 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: advice, authors, books, editing, memories, revision, story | 7 comments

The Agent Panel

By Bev Vincent, on April 17th, 2010

A number of years ago, I was sitting on the deck of the local Irish pub on a Friday evening after work. This isn’t something I do often–my wife was out of town at a conference. The ambient noise was high from the combination of raucous drinkers and traffic on the nearby interstate.

My cell phone [...]

April 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: advice, authors, books, editing, Fiction, novels, revision, Uncategorized, waiting. | 3 comments

Leave It All On The Page

By Brian Hodge, on March 9th, 2010

Gomez has a simple job in life, but he gives it his all. How about you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/intangible/ / CC BY 2.0

I like life lessons that are simple enough to apply across the board, and they don’t get much more stripped-down than lessons you can learn from boxing. Win or lose, there’s something every [...]

March 9th, 2010 | Category: advice, brian hodge, editing, inspiration | 8 comments
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