Tips For Writers

Writing and selling Short Stories:

Pulling together a Short story Collection
Common short Story Mistakes
What Makes a Good Short Story
Submitting Short Stories – A few tips
Short Stories – Market Resources
Researching the Market

The Writing Craft:

Sense of Place
When to Reveal:
Jumping Ahead
Writing Strong Endings
Advice on Plotting
Identifying Where A Story Should Start
The Second Person
Multiple First Person POV
Writing Great Dialogue
Giving and Receiving Critique
Why we should pay attention to The Rules of Writing

Submitting Your Work:

Three Point Checklist
Analysis of Rejection:
Rejection Letters
Agents: Putting together a submission list.
Submitting directly to publishers
Ten tips for Agent Hunting
Navigating the Slushpile

Getting Published:

The Editing Process
Publishers: Ask the Right Questions
Different Types of Publisher

Book Promotion

Book Launches
Twelve Tips for Book Promotion

General Advice:

Lessons on Patience
Networking
Pen Names
Making Time to Write
The Importance of Research
Writers as Readers