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Recipe for a Successful Synopsis

February 12, 2013 Writing Stuff
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Whether we’re entering contests or submitting manuscripts to agents or publishers, at some point, most of us need to write a synopsis. Many writers hate writing synopses, but I don’t mind them. At least not anymore. Synopses no longer intimidate me now that I understand what’s supposed to go into them, and just as importantly, [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, cause and effect, Jami Gold, paranormal author, pitching, plot-driven vs. character-driven, plotter vs. pantser, story structure, synopsis

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Faking It: Making Our Actions Count

January 17, 2013 Random Musings
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We’ve probably all heard the phrase: Fake it until you make it. The idea is that we’re supposed to act the way we want others to see us, and we’ll be treated the way we want. The concept can be applied to our personal life as well as our professional life. If we act like [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, Jami Gold, paranormal author, pitching, professionalism, self-doubt

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Introducing the Query/Blurb Exchange Club!

January 15, 2013 Writing Stuff
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The response to my request for help on my query in my last post was amazing. I really shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, we all know you are amazing, right? *smile* But the tremendous outpouring of offers to help also made me feel guilty. I’ve heard stories from others about how hard it can be [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, agents, beta reader, editing, feedback, Jami Gold, paranormal author, pitching, premise, queries, self-publishing

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The Ultimate Guide to Pitch Writing

June 5, 2012 Writing Stuff
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As we head into “writing conference” season, I thought I’d revisit my post about how to write a pitch.  This post originally ran several months ago, but the information never gets old.  (In fact, I’ve used this to help myself write pitches lately.) Pitches fall into many categories, from loglines and elevator pitches to queries [...]

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What’s the Hardest “First Step” You’ve Taken?

May 1, 2012 Random Musings
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As I write this post (late) Monday night, I just returned home after the regional writing conference, Desert Dreams.  I had a great time, met wonderful people, attended thought-provoking workshops, and pitched for the first time (and the second time and the third time). I think the pitches went well.  I got requests and I [...]

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Tagged as: agents, conferences, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, paranormal author, pitching, Rachel Graves, risk, RWA, self-doubt

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Tips for Writing Back Cover Copy — Guest: Roz Morris

April 26, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I’m excited to share today’s guest post by author Roz Morris.  After ghostwriting many bestselling books, Roz recently self-published My Memories of a Future Life, her first novel under her own name. Roz’s decision to self-publish came about partly because this novel doesn’t fit into normal genre boxes.  However, even as a self-published author, she still [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, feedback, genre, guest blogs, Jami Gold, paranormal author, pitching, queries, Roz Morris, self-publishing, traditional publishing

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Squee! The “Pitch Your Shorts” Winners!

January 19, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Thank you again to everyone who participated in Pitch Your Shorts with Entangled Publishing.  It was a huge success (eleven requests!), thanks to all of you! The editors have finished their dueling (I heard from a reputable source they arm wrestled to settle their disputes), and the following editors have requested these manuscripts: Adrien-Luc Sanders, Senior Editor [...]

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It’s Time to “Pitch Your Shorts”!

January 10, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Update:  Sorry, this pitch session is now closed.  I might do another one at some point, so stay tuned. Thanks for your interest! The Pitch Your Shorts pitch session is officially open!  Please read the whole post for all the details. We’ll have at least six (6!) editors from Entangled Publishing visiting the blog between now [...]

Tagged as: Jami Gold, paranormal author, pitch session, pitching, writing contests

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