VAL PENNY

Let me start at the very beginning. You will often hear people say - everyone has a book in them … This is not true. Others will tell you – I’m going to write a book when I retire … Most of them don’t. This is because writing a book is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes months of creativity, weeks of editing, time to work through the comments of beta readers and the editor and ends with continual marketing. So, if you have completed writing a novel and whatever state it is in

The synopsis is every author's nightmare. If you have written a novel of 90,000 words, to condense it into a few hundred words is a...

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It may seem like a basic instruction, but before you seek any kind of representation or publication, make sure the first draft of your...

It may seem like a basic instruction, but before you seek any kind of representation or publication, make sure the first draft of your...

Whether you are submitting to an agent or a publisher, it is imperative that you follow their specific guidelines and requirements for...