The Chopping Blog
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Book Broker – An interview with Andrew Lownie
Agent: Andrew LownieWebsite: andrewlownie.co.ukPreferred genres: Biography, history, memoir, politics. Bio: Andrew Lownie is a former director of... -
Book Broker – An interview with Andy Ross
Agent: Andy RossWebsite: andyrossagency.com and andyrossagency.wordpress.com Preferred genres: Narrative non-fiction, current events and history, ... -
Writing a Synopsis 101
A synopsis is a clear and direct summary of your manuscript that should highlight your engaging protagonist, your emotional arc, the originality of... -
Just Walk Away
Yesterday I handed in a new manuscript to my publisher, a full-length novel that has been several years in the making. The day I finish a novel ... -
Querying 101 – Ten Tips and a Template
Finding the right literary agent for your manuscript requires a lot of homework. And then, once you've found someone with aligned interests, convin... -
Driven to Distraction
For the last few years I lived downtown in a beautiful high-rise apartment with windows that overlooked the Plaza of Nations. My desk faced those... -
Dear Writer
Any writers who send out their work are familiar with that refrain. Worst two words in the English language, right? “Dear Writer” not only means i... -
Self-Publishing: Book Marketing 101 with Dave Chesson
If you have decided to self-publish your novel, then you have also decided to do your own marketing. That is no easy task, but with the right supp... -
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ― Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert's sentiment definitely rings true when it comes to sprawling epics like the Dune series, but it also speaks to something important i... -
The End . . . For Now
So—you’ve finished the first draft of your novel. You’ve experienced the euphoria of writing The End. You’ve even gone back and cut and pasted, ad... -
"The best writing is rewriting." ― E B White
An author and professor from UBC once told me that the worst writers in her classes were often the students who got straight As in high-school Engl...
