Elmore Leonard, a prolific, bestselling author, takes a look back at his writing career and how he evolved his writing over many decades, which certainly honed his skills and helped him to remain relevant in an ever changing industry.
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Charlotte Robin Cook, an experienced publisher and story editor, and Jon James Miller, an award-winning screenwriter and debut novelist, present this 89-minute video tutorial. Charlotte and Jon show you the elements and standards used by acquisition editors in selecting material, as well as the criteria and considerations, and even the attitudes that acquisition editors bring to submitted manuscripts. They show you how to leverage your skills and experience to serve your career goals in publishing. Above all, you will learn how to get the acquisition editor to say, “Yes!”
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Published on Apr 14, 2014
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Check out the fantastic Canadian authors featured in this video.
Amanda Sun – http://www.amandasunbooks.com/
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Patricia Srigley- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show…
Kit Daven – http://www.kitdaven.com/
Rob St.Martin – http://www.talyesin.com/
Leah Petterson – http://www.leahpetersen.com/
Kellie spent the weekend at AdAstra, a Toronto area sci-fi and fantasy convention. Check out some of the ways you can have fun and network at the same time.
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What would you do if you could see the future? Would you use this power for good? Could you handle the responsibility or would the strain break you? Tabitha Fowler, a teenager growing up in rural Alabama, has to face up to these questions after she is transported through time and space in a “time bounce”. Tabitha discovers that her brother, Jeff, is leaving home to join the military and runs away from home and finds herself at the foot of an abandoned tower. The huge, metal structure, called the Tower Quail by locals, contains a power Tabitha’s special physical characteristics unlock.
Tabitha swoons at the base of the tower and awakes at the top with no knowledge of how she got there. When she awakes, the tower is roused from its sleep and creates a field of energy which shrouds Tabitha and sends her hurtling toward the ground, bounces her through time and space, and reveals elements of her past and future that haunt her thereafter. Tabitha awakes the next day and makes her way home. Her parents, shocked and relieved at her return, tell her that she has been gone for over a month. She soon discovers her new, prophetic abilities and is plagued by them to the point of madness. Tabitha struggles with good and evil and her own life as she works out why she was given such a gift and curse. In the end, will she discover her purpose and find her voice?
Today Meghan gives some advice on world building, whether you are writing a contemporary or a high fantasy novel!
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WordNerd Erica talks about the difference between fArther and fUrther… with HERCULES! **Make sure to tune in 7PM EST this Sunday for a live WordNerd chat about WRITER’S BLOCK!**
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