What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel: Advice from Literary Agents

Here’s some information on writing I found interesting. Basically it’s literary agents pet peeves on the manuscripts they receive from writers: What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel: Advice from Literary Agents I also suggest you read Self-Editing for Fiction Writers which covers all this sort of thing in detail: http://matclarke.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/recommended-reading-for-anyone-trying.html    

Are your eyes failing you?

Once upon a time I was told my eyesight excellent by an optometrist. Far and near objects. I tested this years ago by reading the text on a ten dollar Australian note next to Banjo’s head and next to Mary’s head. At first it looks like shading, but it is actually text.Recently I picked up …

Wheeler Centre writer meet

Hi, I’ve started attending this with my writing group and thought I should let others know about it. The centre is based in Melbourne, so if you live nearby or are visiting Melbourne you may wish to drop in. It’s free too!   Writer group details: http://www.meetup.com/The-Melbourne-Writers-Meetup-Group/   “Welcome to The Salon, a new monthly event …

Story first, genre second?

When I write I prefer to let the genre take a back seat to the story. Why? For a few different reasons. If you concentrate too much on genre you’ll find yourself constrained. And because of that, your story could suffer. Why not let the sky be the limit. Why not write whatever flows from …