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Writing

SheilaT

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1. The best thing for a new writer is to attend

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 12:25 PM

Nov 2015

a conference or workshop where there are agents and editors read the beginning of a story or novel and then stop exactly where they would in the course of their job.

I've attended more than one of those, and it's possible I'll never fully master the art of writing so that others will really want to read it, but I've definitely improved.

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The Big Reason Why Agents and Editors Often Stop Reading [View all] Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 OP

The best thing for a new writer is to attend SheilaT Nov 2015 #1

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I've been unable to find a writers group SheilaT Nov 2015 #3

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As I understand it, SheilaT Feb 2016 #5

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