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...
Dave Wickenden
Nov 8, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Nov 4, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Oct 7, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Oct 2, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Sep 29, 2015
Dave Wickenden
Sep 26, 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...
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...
Dave Wickenden
Sep 25, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Sep 12, 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...
Dave Wickenden
Sep 7, 2015
