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The Writer’s Voice By Romy Sommer

A few years ago, the editors at Harlequin posted a list of the top 10 reasons why they reject manuscripts. In second place they listed lack of a distinct voice. Of all the items on the list, that’s the most difficult issue in a novel to identify or to fix. Editing can fill plot holes, …

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The Scary Truth By Becky Martinez

As a romantic suspense and mystery author, writers and readers are always asking me how do I make my stories scary or fill them with mystery and suspense. Unfortunately, the answer is there is no secret formula. However, fortunately, there are a multitude of ways to put the characters in our stories on edge or …

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The Need for Intensity By Sally J. Walker

I watched the 2020 SAG Awards for the specific purpose of studying what the actors had to say about their job. My intention was to collect concepts that could improve my creation of richer character stories, scenes, and speeches. Because the presenters and recipients were so forthcoming, I was not disappointed. Outsiders looking in the …

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2020 Sweetheart Pitchfest Agent Requests

Lynnette Novak, Literary Agent at The Seymour Agency Please paste your pitch and query in the body of the email and attach the first three chapters as a docx. Put your title and #SweetheartPitchfest in the subject line and send to: querylynnette (at) theseymouragency (dot) com. Title: The Girl with the Green Ribbon Genre: #Ownvoices …