Interview with Author Robert Levy
When I first met author Robert Levy on my MFA (at the bar, as I recall—instant appreciation over red wine), I remember getting such a …
When I first met author Robert Levy on my MFA (at the bar, as I recall—instant appreciation over red wine), I remember getting such a …
During the early phases of my book tour for my debut novel, The Road to Dalton, I had the pleasure of connecting with author Jennifer …
Copyright is a curiously prevalent—and frankly, bizarre—preoccupation for writers preparing to submit their work to literary agents. Writers are really worried about copyright. Like, far …
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You’ve done the hard work with your query letter, and now comes the excruciating wait, the self-doubt, the endless questions around query letter follow-up etiquette. …
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Continuing our writing prompt series (check out our wildly popular 101 character writing prompts), we’re moving on to scene writing prompts. Scene writing is writing. …
Author Shannon Bowring is special. Not only is she a contributing editor to Aspiring Author, she has also been a fierce champion and brilliant friend, …
You may have heard about the great query letter vs. book proposal debate. Which one should you choose to pitch your manuscript or project to …
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Comp titles in query letters are essentially the titles of published books that are similar or comparable to your manuscript. They are designed to help …
There’s no such thing as an aspiring writer. If you write, you are a writer. But there is such a thing as an aspiring author: …
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