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Dave Wickenden
- Nov 8, 2015
Beta Reader part deux
Okay, so you have sent your manuscript to the BR and after what seems like a lifetime, they send back the results. They may shine on...
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Dave Wickenden
- Nov 5, 2015
Beta Readers
It must be said that there are those who charge for the service and some who do not. Those who do, charge a fee that is relatively small...
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Dave Wickenden
- Oct 8, 2015
Author's Bio
Writing a bio can be very difficult, but some agents and most publishers demand it. If you don’t write it, they will and then you will...
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Dave Wickenden
- Oct 2, 2015
The Publishing Process Part #4
Creating the synopsis can be difficult but not impossible. You can search on-line for samples. The best advice that I have found is to...
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 29, 2015
The Publishing Process #3
How the query letter is put together is definitely a controversial topic. I have so far seen five or six different types of query...
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 27, 2015
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 25, 2015
The Publishing Process Part #1
For a new or aspiring author, the publishing business can be a foreign landscape that catches the uninitiated off guard. It certainly...
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 25, 2015
Found a New Home
Last evening, I attended my first meeting with the Sudbury Writer’s Guild. I was happy to meet a group of authors and poets in different...
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 12, 2015
The Fall
The ground gave out beneath his feet and he felt the sick sensation of helplessness as he tumbled off the trail. The feeling was...
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Dave Wickenden
- Sep 7, 2015
Creating Dialogue
I find it easy to create dialogue by immersing myself into the character speaking. With two characters, it's like playing chess by...