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CREATE MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
- . This is the very same information I've taught at writers' conferences and creative writing workshops.
- Here's what you'll learn:
- how many characters Chekhov thought a story needed;
- the differences between major and minor characters;
- tips on adding emotional depth;
- characters in historical fiction;
- how to make the most of dialogue;
- why you should interview characters;
- details that make the difference;
- character worksheets, and much, much more.
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The Big Book of Small Presses and Independent Publishers: Small Presses, book contests, university presses, and independent publishers for unagented authors
Take advantage of the special pre-order price of $5.99. Have you tried and failed to find a literary agent? Grown tired of pitch sessions and query letters? The Big Book of Small Presses and Independent Publishers lists over 350 small presses, book contests, university presses, and independent publishers that take “unagented” submissions. This book is for […]
Book Launch Strategies, Part 3
by Marylee MacDonald in General
A quick retrospective of two book launches during the Covid pandemic showed me the road map for my next book launch.
Book Launch Strategies, Part 2
by Marylee MacDonald in Book launch, Book promotion, For Writers Ready to Publish
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Marylee MacDonald’s Book Launch Tracker can help you plan effective book launches. Essentially, a tracker functions like a runway. If you want your book to have liftoff, you need a three- to six-month lead time, but if you don’t you lay out the tasks in advance, the day of your […]
What’s the Best Launch Strategy? Part 1
by Marylee MacDonald in Book launch, Book promotion, For Writers Ready to Publish
The answer to “What’s the best book launch strategy?” is that a successful launch strategy depends on you. The only thing that won’t work is to have no launch plan. And, yet, that’s the situation most writers find themselves in. Tongue hanging out, they can’t wait to “get the book up on Amazon,” and then […]