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Month: November 2020

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 JES HaysCharacters

Writing Secondary Characters

Elizabeth Boyle’s webinar on Secondary Characters was quite informative. Here are some of her points. First, what do you need secondary characters for? Lesson or Role? Your secondary character will […]

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 JES HaysReading

What I’m Reading: Rescuing Samantha

If you like horse stories, you should try this one by Heidi Thomas. It’s the first in a series, so I’m looking forward to trying Book 2. Sam has a […]

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 JES HaysTips and Tricks

Query Letter Elements

So what exactly should be in your query letter? In Angie Hodapp’s Query Letter Boot Camp, we talked about the three (or four) parts of a query letter: (Polite) Greeting: […]

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 JES HaysThe Birth of a Novel

Elements of a Solid Query Pitch

Here’s some more great information from the Women Writing the West Conference and the Query Letter Boot Camp. According to Angie Hodapp, there are six signal words you need to […]

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