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Posted by MsJacquiiC 12-01-2010 08:15 PM
We Are Tilling The Garden of Knowledge...
Here at JPiC Forum we are planting seeds of English Lit in our garden of knowledge. Of course our members are dedicated to helping each other continually improve our writing. Whether...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-21-2012 12:04 AM
Poor dialogue is something you must not have in your submission package if you want agents and editors to keep reading and not toss your proposal on the reject stack. I know editors who will skip Great dialogue may not get you a...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-20-2012 08:16 PM
Getting started on any writing project is always the toughest. For years I talked about turning an idea I had from college into a novel so amazing that Oprah would beg to have me on—probably twice! I had notes for the novel in my...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-20-2012 07:48 PM
Picking the right names for your characters is a small but important part of developing your short story or novel. This process comes easily to some writers. It’s one of the first things they decide, The names that you choose for...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-20-2012 07:15 PM
If you write short stories, you’ve got to have a good opening line. Sometimes the first sentence of a short story is all you get to impress an editor.
Writers of short fiction should bear in mind this fact: Readers (and busy...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-20-2012 06:58 PM
What the heck is a sniglet? According to comedian Rich Hall, who coined the phrase in the 1980s HBO series, Not Necessarily the News, a sniglet is “any word that doesn’t appear in the dictionary, but should.”
No longer will we...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-05-2012 03:57 PM
It is common practice for journals and literary agents to reject previously published writing, but what exactly does previously published mean? Why are most literary agents and editors unwilling to take a The answer to "what is...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-04-2012 08:34 PM
Submitting a book online to literary agents, or submitting poetry, stories, and prose online to editors, poses great potential for error. If you’re submitting essays, poetry, and short stories, you can submit A quick email to a...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-04-2012 08:24 PM
We have spent many years learning what literary agents and editors are really looking for in the submission process, and we’re happy to share our expertise with you. The following cover and query Don’t let the process of writing...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-04-2012 07:58 PM
Literary agents and editors are faced with mountains of fiction submissions on a daily basis. Creative writers know it’s tough to get their poetry, short fiction, and novels published, but there are things If you’re making...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-04-2012 07:43 PM
Most writers are interested in meeting literary agents and editors of literary journals in order to get a foot in the door. In the old days, publishers tended to be much more closed off to creative writers. Social networking has...
Posted by MsJacquiiC 03-04-2012 07:30 PM
If you’ve been hoping to publish your poems by submitting poetry to literary magazines, here’s a step-by-step guide to help you get your poems to editors to increase your chances of getting an You will find a wealth of...
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