Recent Misconceptions

I follow an extremely famous genre fiction author on Tumblr, and a few weeks back this author answered a question from his inbox. It went something like this. Q: I have finished my first novel, had it professionally edited and even commissioned cover art. I haven’t been able to get an agent to represent me…

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More bad advice for writers!

Note: this article originally appeared in the Huffington Post.  Somewhat entertainingly, I submitted it to their Books section and watched it get recategorized into their Comedy section. Welcome back to Bad Advice for Writers! We at BAW were so excited by the reception to our last entry, we could hardly wait to provide you with…

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