Creating a great essay can help pave the way to a brighter future for you. Learn how to write an engaging college essay to make your application stand out!
Most college essay questions are designed as a way for colleges to learn more about you. This is your chance to tell colleges more about yourself. The [...]

An author’s bio allows your readers to get to know you, the author of their favorite story, article, or book, a little bit more intimately. This is your time to sell yourself to potential readers and editors. Including your author bio with queries and submissions enables editors to get to know you; who you are, [...]

What a query letter IS and what it is NOT
Query letters are a critical step to getting your writing published or seen. Whether you’ve written an article, non-fiction book, novel, or screenplay, without an effective, attention-getting query letter, your work may never be seen or read by anyone. In the coming weeks I’ll be delving [...]

In the first two blogs I detailed what a query letter is and what it is not, as well as what is best to include in the introductory paragraph. In this blog I will talk about the dos and don’ts of telling the story of your manuscript.
Whether your manuscript is fiction or non-fiction, once you [...]

Last time I wrote about what a query letter IS, and what a query letter IS NOT. In this and subsequent blogs I’ll be breaking down a query letter, part by part. As I mentioned last week, the query letter starts with an introductory paragraph.
The introductory paragraph will set the tone for the remaining letter. [...]

Query letters are a critical step to getting your writing published or seen. Whether you’ve written an article, non-fiction book, novel, or screenplay, without an effective, attention-getting query letter, your work may never be seen or read by anyone. In the coming weeks I’ll be delving into this important topic, breaking down each section of [...]