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Want to get published? CompletelyNovel.com take you for a whistle-stop tour of the Writer’s Handbook Live Event. This was an event put on by Palgrave Macmillan to accompany the launch of the Writer’s Handbook 2010. We have top tips from the publishers, literary agents, authors and lecturers who spoke to aspiring writers at the event and also found out just why events like this are so useful if you’re looking to become the next bestseller. Find out more about how to get published! See www.completelynovel.com for more details.
Tags: Aspiring Writers, Launch, Literary Agents
7 responses to Getting Published: CompletelyNovel.com at the Writer’s Handbook Live Event
Now I give up… No agent will answer my letters -other than to say no- I need to get published to get published… Platitudes from well intentioned, but uninterested poeple… how depressing… go and pat yourselves on the back for me!
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The lady giving the advice on ‘less is more’ is an editor for a very large publisher, and I imagine she is speaking from experience of seeing a lot of writers submitting work where the description takes over the story. I think knowing where/when to cut down on the unnecessary bits of your novel is another way of developing your craft.
Getting Published: CompletelyNovel.com at the Writer’s Handbook Live Event
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Some of this advice is a bit over-simplistic, like one woman saying hat less description is more. A young writer might take this the wrong way and not have enough description in her work. Young writers should also realize that all “rule about writing” are meant to be broken. It’s more important to develop your craft before worrying about getting published. Too many young writers more interested in “getting published” than actually writing.
Getting Published: CompletelyNovel.com at the Writer’s Handbook Live Event
Thanks, they gave some realy good advice. =D
5 stars, good info, great vid. Thanks
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