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5 Questions to Ask Your Author Friend on Sub

Lyn Hawks · February 12, 2022 · Leave a Comment

"I'm about to go on sub," I used to say to friends. "What's that?" said my friends. "It means my agent is submitting my manuscript to editors." "Oh!" "Or you could say, my manuscript is on submission to editors." "Ah!" Pause. "So good luck! How long does … [Read more...] about 5 Questions to Ask Your Author Friend on Sub

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Revision Is Like a Cat

Lyn Hawks · February 16, 2020 · Leave a Comment

I don't want you to stress about revision. I don't want you to because I already do, and it's way too much for anyone's good. You can come up with all the formulas and processes and formalities you like (and trust me, I've got a pile of Lyn's Rules for Revision, and … [Read more...] about Revision Is Like a Cat

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, revision

Seven Ways to Wrangle Your Back Story

Lyn Hawks · July 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment

wonder woman

If you're like me, you just lo-o-o-ve telling the tale before the story begins. That's because you care so much about your characters and you can envision where they were when they were three, and you know the whole cast of characters surrounding them at key moments in their … [Read more...] about Seven Ways to Wrangle Your Back Story

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: agents, back story, back story, editing, editing, editors, fiction, novel, scene, scene, scene and summary, summary

Six Tips for Chapter One Success

Lyn Hawks · July 6, 2019 · 4 Comments

the number six

How do you make sure people—readers, agents, editors—keep reading Chapter One of your Great American Novel? How do we get them to Chapter Two? After publishing three works of fiction and after writing (and discarding) several novels, I've figured out how to crack the code of … [Read more...] about Six Tips for Chapter One Success

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Could I live without words, writing, story? Probably not. I love telling stories. I love teaching stories. I love helping other people find theirs. That’s my story. [READ MORE...]

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