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  • Good characterization throughout, especially with the women. A thriller with layers and layers of subplots, but the central mystery uncovered is about a serial killer....
  • Juanita, oh how I know what you're saying and feeling, been there so many times and then I get myself out of there and actually become a writer! Then I lose it again a...
  • Oh do I know how you felt. I too felt prepared for my first pitch. One literary agent and two editors held court in a small activity room at the conference. Within the...
  • @Renate, Thanks for writing about the UIL I'd seen your credentials on your profile page and elsewhere and and browsed the UIL website but your personal recommendation...
  • Paulette Bates Alden commented on her article DONE
    Hi, Joanne.  I'm so glad you're "done" too! Congratulations!  You ask a burning question: is it possible to market AND write at the same time!  I'm struggling with tha...
  • Kamy, what most infuriates me about this exchange you had with David LeShay is his initial fig leaf: "just try to give the rfacts (which no one really tried to get)" -...
  • To follow up on the market-share figures, I've gotten my info over the years from Bowker, via Publishers Weekly.  Here's the most recent update I found at a quick glan...
  • Hi all -- it's Deborah here.  What thoughtful comments!  My responses to everyone so far: @Sue, you sum it all up beautifully: "If we are the "weaker sex" how come we...
  • I'm SO glad to read about this National Non Networking Month! I, too, successfully wrote more than 50.000 words for NaNoWriMo one year, and yes, it was fast-paced. I t...
  • I think the first step is figuring out who the readers are before you figure out how to find them. In my case, Two Pens wants to find readers who are interested in imp...