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How to improve your manuscript: Dialogue is not conversation

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After seeing how many writers get it wrong, I decided it was time to write a blog post about dialogue: why -- and how -- it's different from conversation. This is the first post of what I hope will…Continue

 

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"From what Publishers Marketplace had to say about The New York Times's list, I think you're right, Zetta. Here's a snippet from PM: >>Print and e format sales are "reported by venues offering a wide range of general…"
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Anita Bartholomew replied to the discussion 'The Self-Publishing Debate - Opinions?'
"I've seen so many authors try self-publishing and fail to sell more than a handful of books that I simply can't recommend it for most. If you have marketing and publicity expertise, and the means of reaching your intended audiences, that…"
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"In an ideal world, the split on ebooks would be 50 percent net to the author, all the time. Nobody knows what the Wylie split actually is. But 50 percent of net is a good guess, based on what other agent-publishers (Waxman, Curtis) have been…"
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How to improve your manuscript: Dialogue is not conversation

After seeing how many writers get it wrong, I decided it was time to write a blog post about dialogue: why -- and how -- it's different from conversation. This is the first post of what I hope will be a series to help novelists and others improve their manuscripts enough to help them escape the slush pile: http://www.editorsandauthors.com/?p=45Here's a snippet. Please visit the link above for the full post.>>In every work of narrative,…See More
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Anita Bartholomew replied to the discussion 'Offer Prologue or Jump Right In?'
"Most, but not all, prologues are throat-clearing exercises. Ask your editor whether yours works and is needed."
Jul 20, 2010
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Who I am:
www.EditorsAndAuthors.com
www.salkindagency.com
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Former contributing editor to Reader's Digest; co-author of upcoming SOMETHING TO PROVE by Yvonne S. Thornton, MD, with Anita Bartholomew (Kaplan, Fall 2010).

Currently: Literary agent with Salkind Literary Agency
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction
Services I offer to other writers:
I'm a literary agent representing narrative non-fiction and quality commercial fiction.

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At 10:51pm on July 9, 2010, Kate the Book Buff said…
Hi Anita! Welcome to She Writes. I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com

If you are looking for a good place to jump in around here, take a peek at the brand new group, Reviews and Giveaways

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At 6:51pm on July 9, 2010, Sue Russell said…
Welcome, Anita. Welcome to scribe world!
At 6:10pm on July 9, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Adding my voice to the welcome, Anita. We’d love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group if you’re looking for a place to jump in.

Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Author of the national bestseller The Wednesday Sisters, The Language of Light, a Bellwether Prize finalist, and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells (Ballantine, March 2011)
At 4:41pm on July 9, 2010, Kate Hanselman said…
Welcome to She Writes Anita! So glad to have you here.
Check out Getting Started, an easy-to-use guide to, well, getting started.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
If you have any questions or feedback as you explore and use the site, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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-Kate
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