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Networking for the terminally shy (or it’s time for RWA) by Leslie Dow

There are only 11 more days until July 18 and I am already having mini panic attacks. July 18, the first day of the RWA Conference. I don’t know about you but I suck at networking. I hate it. Seriously. The thought of walking into a room with people I do not know and do …

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New stuff on the way for SavvyAuthors! by Leslie Dow

We love it here at SavvyAuthors. And by “we” I all of us who work here, volunteer here and learn here. SavvyAuthors has been where many of us met good friends, made industry connections, and learned the essential skills that launched writing careers. But just like we grow as authors, SavvyAuthors needs to grow, too. …

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Copy of How an Editor Knows Your Book Isn’t Ready After the First Chapter By Meg LaTorre

There are many things publishing professionals look for in your first pages and chapter: voice, storytelling personality, if the story starts in the right place, showing vs. telling, grammar, grasp of the English language, and more. As a freelance developmental editor and former literary agent, I usually knew after the first few pages or chapter …

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How do you write? by Samantha Bond

By asking this, I don’t mean how do you craft your stories. I’m talking about tools. What tools do you use to write? Do you open up your copy of Scrivener and tap away? Do you start your internet browser and pop over to Novelize? Do you open up a good old-fashioned spiral notebook, …