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TK = to come. I'm sure there's a very interesting reason why it's a K and not a C but I do not know it... #AskAvonBks
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Sometimes I just comment "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" because I love something so much I have no words. #AskAvonBks
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"STET" = let it stand = leave this alone. Thing authors often say in response to copyeditor changes. #AskAvonBks
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laura kristie 🎉 @mslaurakristie
@TessaofAvonlea Is it better to focus on internal conflict when elev. pitching, or external? Or somehow create a mix of the two?I generally like a mix @LauraJillSomers. A little bit of the characters and a little of the plot works best for me. #AskAvonBks
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MS = Manuscript
mss = manuscripts #AskAvonBks
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Here's a very cryptic comment... I use "hmm" to draw your attention to a place that may be problematic. It gave me pause! #AskAvonBks
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"I didn't fall in love with the writing/characters" = just that. It's so important to connect with a MS and sometimes you don't. #AskAvonBks
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"downprice" = when your ebook is available at a low price online. #AskAvonBks
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"elevator pitch" = describe your book in 2 sentences. I hate these - they don't tell me enough! But they're very important. #AskAvonBks
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If I say "tighten" that means I think you could streamline a wordy, slow scene and/or find things you could potentially trim. #AskAvonBks
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🎄A Partridge & Emma Leigh 🎄 @excogitates
Shorthand for common pacing issues? #AskAvonBksGood question, @excogitates! I'll just say "faster here!" "need to pick up the pace" or "develop more here" to slow things down. #AskAvonBks
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"I'm not sure you want to go that route" is my nice way of saying I think you may want to rethink a plot/character element. #AskAvonBks
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"Blurb request" = Asking other authors for quotes for the front cover. #AskAvonBks
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At a pitch: "But who is the heroine?" - Tell me about the internal conflict. I need to know more about HER story. #AskAvonBks
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LiberalPhenom (#44) @LiberalPhenom
@ElleKeck So we may query you directly? @nicolefischer13 @Laforesta1 @avonbooksHave a romance to submit to @avonbooks? Send it to us here: avonromance.com/impulse! #askavonbks twitter.com/LiberalPhenom/…
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Nicole Lynn Hoefs @nicolelynnhoefs
What age categories does Avon Books publish? #AskAvonBks.@nicolelynnhoefs I'm not sure if this is what you mean but Avon doesn't publish YA. We do all other adult romances! #askavonbks
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Sarah E. Younger @seyitsme
Okay this is an author PSA. You all really REALLY should know how to use Track Changes. It is important in publishing this day in age. 1/2From a lovely Agent pal... This is pretty relevant to our current #askavonbks chat! twitter.com/seyitsme/statu…
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Things that are not helpful to the revision process: YouTube videos of kittens, Googling cover model "inspiration," not writing #AskAvonBks