When submitting to agents or publishers, there is a standard manuscript format which is accepted. Not using this format is an excellent way to have your manuscript tossed in the…
Author: <span>Nicholas Lamar Soutter</span>
Copyrighting is an often misunderstood thing, and I’ve seen a few questions here about it. It’s actually quite simple. When you write something, it is copyrighted. End of story. According…
Good craft in writing necessitates writing complete and compelling stories. Shortcuts are far too easy to take, and often seem like the only way to complete one’s story, but they…
Posted Aug, 2006 Querying is amongst the most dreaded activity in writing. It is the process by which you obtain an agent (or publisher). The failure rate is astonishing (see…
“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it.…
“How do I know what I want to say until I read what I write?” Wright Morris “All first drafts are shit” Ernest Hemmingway. There are fewer concepts more…
“[Moral] Indignation… supplies the wise person with the energy… to act virtuously… But most of those who publicly bemoan the plight of women… are moved by more dubious passions and…
The nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court has once again thrust the abortion debate into the national spotlight. Why does this topic generate such hatred on all sides…
Exactly one week from today is Columbus Day. For many Native Americans, the name Columbus is synonymous with Adolph Hitler. For many Italian Americans, the name is synonymous with Neil…
Last month was the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, once again begging the question… Should we have dropped the bomb? A rough timeline outlining the 1945…
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