Discussion topics

  • Having just had my first novel published as an e-book, I've spent a lot of time thinking about their status in the world -- and living it. There seem to be numerous a...
  • Started by Lea Crowills
    Last reply by Candy Fite
    So here's my query that I'm using currently. I would love brutal honesty and critiques on it...   Thanks Bunches!!     AgentRandom Literary Management Dear Ms./Mr. Lit...
    • 0
    • 7
  • Mary that's a perfect way to ask for a crit.  Great bit of advice. Lin (yes I'm back on the writing scene after doing numerous book tours and book shop signings!)
  • I've had a couple of novels I've had to shelf, one of them permanently. For me, I know it's time to give up a particular story when I have made numerous attempts at ma...
  • Started by Carolyn Haley
    Last reply by Carolyn Haley
    Hi--   Here's my first crack at a query for a just-completed draft. I haven't decided yet what genre it is, or whether to pursue agent or editor first contact, or whet...
    • 0
    • 13
  • I'd say Wattpad is better as it gets readers :-) Some people have numerous fans and readers - others - not so much.
  • As a translator by day, I always obsess about the exact meaning of words, so I always have the Canadian Oxford dictionary handy. Although not the clearest definitions,...
  • Pets? Allergies, annoying yappy dawgs, possibly a ferret suddenly appearing in your handbag, + some people (like me who has been bitten numerous times) are afraid of l...
  • Started by Jenny Steffan
    Pregnancy can be a long and distressing time where your bod...child. No one warned you about how pain-filled and moderate moving your body would be...is massage, you will have the option to unwind in a moderating natural shower splash f...
    • 0
    • 0
  • Trishia, your question came to mind again while I was reading one of James N. Frey's books today (the "Damn Good" series). He likened the narrative opening to a movie'...