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Indie Insight with Felix I.D. Dimaro
July 10, 2023
"I’m still waiting for a future version of myself to come back to the present and tell me how to effectively market a novel."
- Indie Insights
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Book Broker—an interview with Sera Rivers
July 05, 2023
"I can tell a manuscript isn't ready for submission when the opening pages are full of backstory or exposition that doesn't set up the plot or move the story forward."
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Congrats to Dola!
July 05, 2023
Darling Axe editor Dola Basu Singh is featured in the newly released book Discover the Editor in You.
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Book Broker—an interview with Jill Marr
June 23, 2023
One of my pet peeves is reading a character as they tell another character what they already know: "Sis, you know I'm married and have six kids."
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Prologue Prejudice: the good, the bad, and the rejected
June 23, 2023
Like many “rules” in writing and publishing, there is more to the story than meets the eye.
- On the craft
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Book Broker—an interview with Ameerah Holliday
June 18, 2023
"I love an in-depth summary but an elevator pitch that can hook me on the premise in one to two sentences is always impressive."
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Book Broker—an interview with Rachel Altemose
June 17, 2023
"For me, it's all about the voice."
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2023—1st Place
June 08, 2023
"Ajax and Athena Frost haven’t had the most normal childhood."
- Contest updates
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2023—2nd Place
June 08, 2023
"As Cedar delves deeper into her mission, she discovers that the dimensional rifts she encounters are not mere portals to new worlds."
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2023—3rd Place
June 08, 2023
"It's too late to save Sam—his soul is already slipping through the seams between worlds, in search of the desert city."
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Indie Insight with Aleatha Romig
June 04, 2023
Do what you're doing. Don't listen to people who want to pigeon hole your work, and above all, believe in yourself.
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Book Broker—an interview with Sam Copeland
May 27, 2023
"I JUST WANT TO SEE GOOD BOOKS."
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