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Why is voice so important in fiction and how can I make the voice in my novel standout? (opens the original)
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Hi Everyone!Welcome to the first post in my new series: MAKE YOUR OPENING PAGES SING!This will be a series of posts, over a number of months, on how to make your opening pages stand out from all the others, in a literary agent’s inbox.The series is for those who:Have sent their novel to literary agents but aren’t receiving any full manuscript requestsHave sent their novel to literary agents in the past, with no success landing an agent, and are now writing something newHave finished writing thei
Announcing my new series: MAKE YOUR OPENING PAGES SING (opens the original)
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Hi Everyone,I’M BACK! Most of you probably didn’t notice I was gone if I’m honest, but I noticed it – juggling work and play over a seven week summer holiday, with one neurodivergent child who struggles with a lack of routine and another (neurotypical) who has been diagnosed with coeliac disease, has not been the easiest. But they are both back in school now and I can crack on with doing what I love – writing on Substack about how to get published!Writing
Ask Me Anything, with Literary Agent Louise Buckley - AUGUST (opens the original)
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Hi Everyone,Oof, it’s muggy today in the UK today. It’s also my birthday! That is completely irrelevant to this post, but I just wanted to put it in here :D. Writing & Self-Editing Fundamentals is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="button primary" type="submit"
The ‘Ticking Clock’: why countdowns are a useful way to add tension and conflict to your novel (opens the original)
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Have you ever been watching a film where a countdown is introduced: firefighters have to save people from a burning building before those people perish, man has to retrieve jewels before the police catch him, teenagers must find the safety of a house before it gets dark.These kinds of storylines offer us ongoing tension and suspense, but through a predictable lens: usually, most of the time, the people are saved from the fire, the man retrieves the jewels and the teenagers find a safe place to s
Ask Me Anything with Literary Agent Louise Buckley - JULY (opens the original)
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Hi Everyone,On Sunday night I held my monthly ‘Ask Me Anything’ here in my Substack chat, which was exactly what it sounds like – a chance for authors to ask me anything on writing, editing or getting published!Here is a transcript of all the questions and my answers. There were a couple of questions I missed, so I’m sorry if anyone asked a question and I didn’t answer; Substack was being glitchy and I had to keep refreshing the page for it to show me all the questions.Please do send on to anyon
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