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5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent
So you’re in the query trenches. You’ve been gritting your teeth through this process for months, weeks, years, millennia, and suddenly, an e-mail comes in with the golden ticket: OFFER OF...
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Debut Author Tell All: Tiffany McDaniel & The Summer that Melted Everything
If you’re a loyal reader of Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market and the print version of Guide to Literary Agents, then you we’ve consistently featured debut authors. These writers share...
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Switching Genres: How One Author Transitioned from a Young Adult Audience to...
When I heard an author say that it took years to complete their latest book, I assumed they were lazy. I mean, I wrote thirty-one YA novels in ten years. During that time I also got a puppy, moved...
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Debut Authors Tell All: Ellie Terry, Middle-Grade Novelist
Every year the editor of Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market compiles a handful of debut authors with unique stories to feature in the latest edition. In my first year as editor, I...
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Meet Nic Stone, Debut Author of Bestselling Novel ‘Dear Martin’
Nic Stone’s poignant and timely Dear Martin hit the ground running on Amazon this past week, trending #1 in the YA literature category. A student of Jodi Picoult, Stone crafted what reviewers are...
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An Interview with Award-Winning Author Bernice L. McFadden
Bernice L. McFadden takes a break from penning award-winning novels to tells us about her literary journey. Bernice is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including Sugar, The Warmest...
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New Territory: ‘The Nightingale’ Author Kristin Hannah Discusses Her New...
[Can you impress us in 1500 words or less? Enter the Short Short Story Competition today! Deadline January 15, 2018] The latest from bestselling The Nightingale author Kristin Hannah transports...
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Bestseller Walter Mosley on Characterization and the Legacy of Devil in a...
In a conversation with WD, Easy Rawlins author Walter Mosley reflects on the passion and craft that informs his bestselling novels. Walter Mosley is known for iconic characters. From Easy Rawlins to...
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Immersive Nonfiction & Idea Generation with ‘The Fifth Risk’ Author Michael...
Author Michael Lewis of The Big Short, Moneyball and his latest, The Fifth Risk, lays out his formula for immersive nonfiction in this extended Writer’s Digest interview. Whether by luck or an innate...
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Min Jin Lee: Finding Story Ideas That Truly Provoke Your Passions
In this extended interview from the March/April 2019 issue of Writer’s Digest, Min Jin Lee talks about finding story ideas that truly provoke your passions and how to tune out the burden of...
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