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Anyone Can Write a Book

on June 7th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill

Anyone can write a novel. Or can they? Plenty of people think they can, that it’s easy to craft a story and write a book. But writing a book isn’t as easy as it seems.

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Who Needs an Editor

on May 29th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill

Every writer needs a second pair of eyes. Discover the reasons why you might need an editor and the circumstances when you don’t need one.

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The First Book is Seldom the Best

on May 25th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill

A writer’s first book will rarely be his best in terms of quality yet is often the story that’s provoked him into writing. Should a writer save his best story for when he’s a better writer?

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Tags: fiction, first novel Posted in: Beginning Writers

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So maybe it's not only about the words. It's about syntax. And plot. And action. It's voice and pacing and dialogue...

It's about characters with character.

It's about putting the words together to touch, to entertain, to move the reader.

So, yeah, maybe it's all about the words...

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