Comments for Shel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com A Worded Life Tue, 02 May 2017 07:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.13 Comment on Writing from what you know by mjsweeney1 https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/writing-from-what-you-know/#comment-1583 Fri, 16 May 2014 10:51:17 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=233#comment-1583 In reply to MAJK (@Safireblade).

Thanks! Sometimes the simplest ideas bring the most interesting results.

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Comment on Writing from what you know by MAJK (@Safireblade) https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/writing-from-what-you-know/#comment-1576 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:29:29 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=233#comment-1576 Nice Job on that prompt! I could feel her frustration and fear. It reminds me of my first time in the Atlanta Underground mall years ago.

*~ MAJK ~*

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Comment on Finding a Publisher by Literary Agent :: Shel SweeneyShel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com/writing/finding-publisher/#comment-1562 Mon, 05 May 2014 09:02:01 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=671#comment-1562 […] There are number of paths you could follow, and Jane Friedman’s infographic: 4 Key Book Publishing Paths, outlines these. Some publishers will accept unsolicited manuscripts, but usually their slush pile is massive and you can get a quicker response, and avoid getting stuck in the slush pile, by using a literary agent. You find a literary agent in much the same way that you find a publisher. If you are interested in finding a publisher, you should read my previous post Finding a Publisher. […]

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Comment on Creating characters by Top Character Posts :: Shel SweeneyShel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com/writing-activity/creating-characters/#comment-1553 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:01:38 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=221#comment-1553 […] Creating Characters – including links to a character sketch proforma and other resources, this is my very early inroads into developing characters for my novel.  […]

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Comment on Contact by English Teacher part 1 :: Shel SweeneyShel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com/contact/#comment-1515 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:35:59 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?page_id=14#comment-1515 […] Contact […]

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Comment on Finding a Publisher by mjsweeney1 https://shelsweeney.com/writing/finding-publisher/#comment-1471 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:10:03 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=671#comment-1471 In reply to Win Blevins.

Thanks Win for your insight.
I think you might be referring to the Association of Author’ Representatives – http://aaronline.org/
Definitely a useful resource!
As is your blog: http://www.meredithandwinblevins.com/pro-writers-blog/#sthash.ar8QHXXJ.dpbs

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Comment on Finding a Publisher by Win Blevins https://shelsweeney.com/writing/finding-publisher/#comment-1458 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:22:48 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=671#comment-1458 Gee, well…

Am under the illusion that I’ve learned something from pubbing 30+ books, mostly with big NY houses. I’d say,

1) Never send an unsolicited ms. anywhere, publisher or agent. The slush pile is a cemetery

2) Get a good agent. Find them at aar.org. Go to writers conferences and meet them.

3) Let your agent find the right publisher. She knows what editor wants what, and you don’t.

4) Do the rest–know your audience, your market, the comparables, etc.

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Comment on How to Write a Synopsis by Finding a Publisher :: Shel SweeneyShel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com/uncategorized/write-synopsis/#comment-1450 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:41:14 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=596#comment-1450 […] audience. For more information on how to write a synopsis and query letter, read my previous blog: How to Write a Synopsis, and keep an eye out for my upcoming blog: How to Write a Query Letter. Many publishers will ask […]

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Comment on Keeping notes by mjsweeney1 https://shelsweeney.com/research/keeping-notes/#comment-1449 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:01:48 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=282#comment-1449 In reply to Julie Israel.

Great to hear from a fellow note-keeper!
I haven’t always been so organised. It has been a journey of many lost storylines, misplaced facts and forgotten detail! And it is an ongoing and evolving skill – like most things, we create and recreate as needed.
All the best,
Shel

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Comment on Keeping notes by Julie Israel https://shelsweeney.com/research/keeping-notes/#comment-1444 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:14:45 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=282#comment-1444 Hi Shel! I keep notes, too, extensively. I am a big believer in letting information and all the little potential pieces of stories brew! You sound much more organized than I am, though 😉

Thanks for this thoughtful post!

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