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Words to live (and write, and edit) by:
"An author merely begins a book. A reader finishes it."
-Samuel Johnson"Don’t tell me that the moon is shining; Show me the glint of light on broken glass."
-attributed to Anton Checkhov“I have been correcting the proofs of my poems. In the morning, after hard work, I took a comma out of one sentence…. In the afternoon I put it back again.”
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How to Build a Good Query Letter
In the end, a query letter should make as many arguments as possible to show why your book is a good fit for a publisher. Continue reading
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Have You Heard the Good Word(stock)?
The festival has changed over the years, but at its heart, there remains an honest love of books and the promotion of the connections that everyone—authors, readers, and publishers alike—get to make over them. Continue reading
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An Editor’s Tips for a Successful NaNoWriMo
It’s finally that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the sun is setting earlier, and people around the country are hunkering down in front of their computers in an effort to write 50,000 words in one month. That’s right—it’s National Novel Writing Month. Continue reading
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The Rules for the Short Story Contest Have Been Posted!
Calling all sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, and paranormal romance short stories! As promised, the rules for Ex Libris Editing’s First Annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Story Contest have been posted and can be found on the Short Story Contest page. Please check there … Continue reading
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