Is Your Book Idea Worth Pursuing? Here’s How to Find Out
Writing is, at its core, a relationship between you and your reader. It’s not enough to love your own idea—your story has to give readers a reason to care. When you develop the ability to switch between your perspective as the writer and the reader’s point of view, that’s when the magic happens.
The Ultimate Query Letter Checklist: Do You Have What Agents Want?
Your goal is to seduce the literary agent into wanting to read more. Just like you would a regular reader, your copy needs to speak for itself. In this case, it’s the query letter. At a bookstore, this is similar to the back cover or inside flap copy. Consider how you’d summarize your book to a potential reader in just a few sentences—now imagine doing that for an industry professional who’s evaluating whether your book has the commercial appeal, market viability, and sales potential to succeed.
14 Reasons Why Your Manuscript is Getting Rejected by Literary Agents
Querying has never been easy, but now that it’s trickier than ever, you have to really make sure your submission package shines.
How can you best ensure that you’re putting your best foot forward when submitting to an agent?
Writing People of Color as a White Author
The predominant issue regarding this topic right now is that so many white authors have written harmful perspectives of people of color. From books riddled with micro-aggressions to overt racism, white authors have proven over and over that they have no business writing stories from the perspective of People of Color (POC). It’s time for white people to step aside and let people of color tell their own stories.