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I'm reporting directly from a writers conference (my 2nd in a month) where you get to hear agent and editor responses to pitches and proposals and I'm noticing one thing: no matter how much an an agent/editor/publisher likes a pitch, they conclude by requesting a submission by form. (usually...

If you're limited to a one-page. What size font should you use? I write in 11, but I get a feeling it needs to be 12? Mark

I'm doing a little research about short stories. Do you write short stories, or focus only on longer forms such as novels? How often would you compose a short story, and how many are in your back catalogue (either published or sitting unpublished)? Thank you.

As that proposal re-do is shaping up, I'm seeing that the number one comprable is also looking like a great submission possibility. (University press with a new imprint specializing in the five boroughs of NYC.) Do I lead with their book? Bury it? Certainly, I can't ignore it. What's the story?

Hello Litopians, I would like to pick your brains. By the way, I am not sure if this is the right thread. I am not quite ready to set up a whole project in the Lab, and it's kind of a general question. However, do please let me know if I'm in the wrong place. It's about tenses. My WIP uses a...

Social media has gone slightly berserk with indignation, tears and apparently even death threats. Why? Someone has dared to question the validity and worth of self-publishing. Not really a good move for your health it would seem, giving the current vitriolic backlash in the digital world over...

I've started a blog and have been slowly developing it into a hub where I can showcase who I am as a writer. So far, I've only posted general information about what I'm writing (past the regular posts I'm making on the blog), but I plan on expanding some of the stuff I'm putting on the site to...