The query letter is the way to connect projects with agents, publications, and publishers, with the payoff of positive results. Without sending a query, you cannot receive a “No, thank you” or a “Yes, I will gladly review your work.” It is a one-page letter encouraging publishers, agents, and editors to read and consider your fiction ...
Connecting with the Right Writer’s Support Group
It’s been quite a few years since I was part of an active writer’s support group. The few I belonged to all operated in the same way. Participants came prepared to read two or three pages of work in progress to receive feedback from the other writers and then, in turn, provided insight to them ...
The Joy of Writing: Catalina Island Fact Sheet
The Catalina Island Conservancy manages a herd of about 200 bison. A film company brought 14 bison to the island for a movie and left them to roam, and procreate. Actress Marilyn Monroe lived on Catalina Island with her husband James Dougherty, a Merchant Marine, during WWII. The Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel was built in 1924 by ...
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