How to Know If a Scene Deserves to Exist
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How to Know If a Scene Deserves to Exist

Have you ever written a scene that feels… fine? The dialogue flows, the setting’s vivid, maybe you even nailed a killer line or two. But something’s off. It doesn’t move anything. Doesn’t reveal, haunt, or ripple forward. It just kind of… exists. Sits there like a placeholder that never got replaced. This blog is for that scene.

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No, It’s Not You: Why Even a Great Editorial Letter Might Not Save Your Book
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No, It’s Not You: Why Even a Great Editorial Letter Might Not Save Your Book

You shelled out thousands for an editorial letter from a reputable editor. You did everything right. You cut your darlings. You lit a candle. Rewrote that saggy middle. Sacrificed a goat (okay, just your weekends). And still—crickets. Full requests fizzle out into polite nos. Maybe even the dreaded “this is great, but I’m going to pass” email that still haunts your dreams.

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