Want to try your hand at fiction but not sure where to start? I love this simple approach to creating a plot, which was originally featured in a 1959 Writer’s Digest article by Donald Westlake, an award-winning American writer who penned more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books. Although he specialized in crime writing,… Continue Reading
It’s always a great day when a client’s book that you had a hand in shaping and editing gets a positive review. The fact that my client, Morri Stewart, is also a friend, and that her young adults’ fantasy novel Faltofar got a fantastic review, makes this all the sweeter. Continue Reading
After just one boosted Facebook post, Busting the Brass Ceiling, the book I co-authored that launches this fall, has already been busting records on the response front. So I figured it was time to unveil the cover, created by Incubation Press book designer Lieve Maas. Included among the newly-minted female police officers marching in this… Continue Reading
We all have our talents, and there’s nothing more gratifying than using them to help others. So I was thrilled when my friend Rodney Cook, CFP asked me to polish a piece he had written in response to the events that kicked off the Black Lives Matter movement. The article titled “Let’s Celebrate Our Differences”… Continue Reading
If you’re writing your very first book, congratulations. I’m proud of you. Now let’s be sure you don’t make the top ten rookie writer mistakes that can undermine all that effort: Thinking that your rough or first draft is your final draft. I love and actively promote the idea of sloppy copy when it comes… Continue Reading
If there is any chance at all that your book will get reviewed or covered by the press, you’ll want to invest the time and money into creating a professional media kit. That’s what I did just as soon as I had completed my piece of the editing process for Busting the Brass Ceiling, the… Continue Reading
What a couple of months! There’s nothing that quite compares with having to rewrite a 10-year-old manuscript, update it with new research and then line edit it (twice) in just four weeks. A brief respite, defined by playing catch-up on all the other aspects of my life that didn’t make the 12-hour-a-day cut, didn’t quite… Continue Reading
If you’ve never heard of sensitivity readers, you’re not alone. Until recently, I had no idea they existed. But I’m delighted and relieved that they do. I’m the first one to admit that today’s bent toward political correctness can be taken way too far. On the other hand, some very public figures don’t seem to… Continue Reading
“Are you talking about writing a novel? You sound like two friends gossiping,” my host Joan exclaimed when I emerged from my vintage RV following a phone session with one of my writing coach clients about her latest book. “We are in a way,” I replied. “She’s still cranking out her rough draft. So we… Continue Reading
1. The Inner Critic Writers seem to excel in self-flagellation. “Who am I kidding,” you may say to yourself when you re-read a paragraph or a chapter. “I’m not a writer.” That’s not you talking. That’s your inner critic. You’re going to need that inner critic once you get to the editing stages, even though… Continue Reading
Literary Agent:
Ted Weinstein
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Mechanics’ Library Building
57 Post Street, Suite 512
San Francisco, CA 94104
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