Editor
Revisions are a chance to make your book the best it can be. Look at them as an opportunity not a chore. #pubtip
Literary Agent
I will never understand why SO MANY writers I don't know think it's a good idea to connect with me on LinkedIn. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
#PHXCC panel: "character flaws are more interesting than character strengths" says @BrandSanderson = yup! Write to the kryptonite! #pubtip
Literary Agent
Editor
If your book title is too vague, it won't stand out from the others. Try to pick a title that says something specific about the book #pubtip
Literary Agent
Nicole Frail @nfrail17
And here ends a 13.5-hour day at the office. Productive AF, but still didn't manage to edit a single page. #editinglife #metadatamadnessThis is typical, kids. That's why it takes so long for people acquiring to read books! #pubtip twitter.com/nfrail17/statu…
Literary Agent
You know, personalized rejection letters are your key to better writing. Don't read in what isn't there. Rather, glean tidbits. #pubtip
Literary Agent
"This idea—to just keep pedaling—is also true in our #writing life." @LynnHBlackburn bit.ly/1XQPaKN #pubtip
Literary Agent
Author marketing. Where are your readers? How can you find them? Part 1: bit.ly/1r3O41u Part 2: bit.ly/1r3NVLB #pubtip
Editor
In series romance, it's vital for the hero and heroine to meet and interact in the first chapter of the book. #pubtip
Literary Agent
#pubtip - follow bookstores on twitter: @MystGalaxyBooks @Powells @boulderbooks @Malaprops @AndersonsBkshp @TheRippedBodice @HudsonBooks
Literary Agent
The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @julialynnrubin @C_Conville @rebekahwsm #pubtip #amwriting
Editor
Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
Too much exposition can rob that important opening scene of its energy, slowing the pacing & making the ms too easy to put down. #pubtipA closely related opening-scene issue is immediately backtracking into a flashback, instead of propelling the story forward. #pubtip
Editor
Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
Readers don’t always need a lot of world-building or details about protags’ backgrounds to follow along. Layer in more detail later. #pubtipToo much exposition can rob that important opening scene of its energy, slowing the pacing & making the ms too easy to put down. #pubtip
Editor
Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
The trick is to give the reader just enough info about current situation & characters in order to hook us with their goal & action. #pubtipReaders don’t always need a lot of world-building or details about protags’ backgrounds to follow along. Layer in more detail later. #pubtip
Editor
Reading submissions today! A top reason I stop reading many manuscripts: too much backstory/exposition in the opening scene. #pubtip
Literary Agent
The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @E_Roths @sablehost @melflashman #pubtip #epub
Literary Agent
ICYMI: 4 Publishing Industry “Rules” You Can Break (and 6 You MUST follow!) ow.ly/za27300u73D #pubtip
Literary Agent
The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @jnwh @beth_phelan @clairehennessy #pubtip #amwriting