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This week I'm sharing feedback on subscribers' opening pages (literary fiction/nonfiction) - with a focus on humor
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We continue our 6-week long Opening Pages Intensive with a focus on world-building in genre fiction (sci-fi, dystopian, thriller in this post)
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Tips on establishing setting in literary fiction and nonfiction for people like me who don't know the name of trees and bushes. Plus, an open call for…
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February 2023

Good sex, bad sex, selfish sex, and everything in between—it's a Valentine's Day newsletter dedicated to sex-writing.
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January 2023

"Write every day" is classist advice. It also doesn't work.
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December 2022

In which we review subscriber's opening sentences from books that focus on place.
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November 2022

Featuring live critiques and a guest appearance by Dani Shapiro (Part I)
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What a logline is and how perfecting one can help you and your manuscript
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September 2022

There isn't enough room for all your characters in a good query or synopsis, so how do you pick one?
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August 2022

How grammar can build character

July 2022

Here's a July prompt.

April 2022

Pulse-checking character-driven writing As someone who writes humorous fiction with a lot of dialog, something I watch out for is the creation of…
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