Writer's Digest Community

Jilligan added a discussion to the group The Craftonomicon

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

I'm not much for reading "how-to" books (they make me fall asleep), but this book was eye-opening (by realizing how neurotic we really are) and extremely funny, as well as instructional.I also have to include Roget's Thesaurus. As a poet and an owner of Open Office (which has a crappy thesaurus), this has been invaluable.See More

8 minutes ago

0 Comments

Jilligan, Katrina Maxwell and 4 other members joined Graeme Smith's group

The Craftonomicon

We've all got them. Those physically or electronically dog eared craft books. The ones we swear by and at, the ones we love and hate (often simultaneously). They’re our Grimoires. Our Blue books. Our Gramarye.But what are they? :-).Maybe this may be the place the new initiate may come, the place they may learn, not the secrets of our Craft, but the places others have gone before. The places we still go.OK. So maybe that’s a little Over The Top. Or maybe – maybe it isn’t. The idea is, you post…See More

14 minutes ago

5 Comments

Susanne Alexander replied to Barb Taub's discussion 'Second attempt: Null City query (YA/paranormal romance)' in the group QUERY CRITIQUE

"This first part is brown-nosing and not all editors/agents appreciate the maneuver. I chose to submit to you because of your wonderful taste in [genre], and because you [personalized tidbit about agent].LEILA, a snarky coffee-loving…"

15 minutes ago

Jilligan commented on Cheryl's group 'QUERY CRITIQUE'

"Of course we missed you Cheryl, but sometimes we have to drop out of sight occasionally to recharge. At least I do. And thanks for the heads up about Pugalicious Press -- I might send a query out."

19 minutes ago

Dean Kutzler replied to Stephanie Mathis's discussion 'Critique's' in the group The Writing challenge: A flash fiction contest

"Matthew, Thank you for the thorough critique. It just goes to show you--you should never trust anything. This story was recycled from a chapter from my first attempt at a novel. I used the search and replace tool in Word and I had changed (or…"

1 hour ago

Barb Taub added a discussion to the group QUERY CRITIQUE

Second attempt: Null City query (YA/paranormal romance)

I tried taking Nathan Bransford's Query Letter Mad Lib and filling in the blanks. Comments please!*******Dear [Agent name], I chose to submit to you because of your wonderful taste in [genre], and because you [personalized tidbit about agent]. LEILA, a snarky coffee-loving softball player about to start college, lives in Atlanta with her adoptive parents. When a legacy of jewelry from her…See More

2 hours ago

1 Comment