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Indie Insight with Kate Gateley
July 28, 2023
"I’m always going to have my books edited professionally, but I also appreciate help at the marketing level—from an expert."
- Indie Insights
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Writing Retreat: It was a dark and stormy night...
July 28, 2023
The Darling Axe will be hosting our first-ever exclusive writing retreat in magnificent Tofino during storm-watch season—February 2024.
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Should Editors Dissuade Their Clients from Traditional Publishing If It Seems Unrealistic?
July 12, 2023
To me, an unpublishable manuscript is simply not publishable yet.
- On querying
- On the craft
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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."
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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."
- Agent interviews
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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."
- Agent interviews
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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."
- Agent interviews
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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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