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  • Hi Zetta. I SO hear you. My partner and I just launched our third novel from our digital micro-publishing house, Seedpod Publishing. We spent WEEKS researching reputab...
  • Hi, nice to be here, I've just joined She Writes and am finding my way around.  I live in England. In January I self-published a little book, an introduction to perso...
  • The main woman's name is somewhat obvious, tho I've never particularly liked the name, lol. But yeah the other people speaking in my mind are sort of defined by what t...
  • Started by Pamela Jane
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    I know many of us have gone through losing our editors and it continues to be a problem, especially in this economic climate where editors often lose their jobs or cha...
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  • THE MOMENT I KNEW IT WAS OVER. My back was aching and I was too tired and uncomfortable and worried to sleep. I sat on the floor of our bedroom looking through our ban...
  • Sally - good luck!  I used my maternity leave to write my first adult novel (i have published non-fiction before) and the 3 months I had between jobs last October to w...
  • I'd say it depends on the kind of story you're trying to create. If it's one that's designed to surprise the reader with a lot of twists, reversals, and revelations, I...
  • Started by Shari Cohen
    Many writers are asking the questions: how can I continue to do the work I love in a new environment, one in which so many of the rules have changed? How might I need...
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  • Fat Assassins is the title.  Here's an excerpt from my query letter, so you'll have context.   Fat Assassins is a completed 90,000 word mainstream fiction set in Nitro...
  • Meryl, I would love to brainstorm with you. (I was a little afraid that I'd gone overboard, so I'm relieved that I didn't scare you off.) But I found myself wishing th...