How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School For Writers

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Grad Novel

If you can’t tell a book by its cover, can you get a clue from its title?

November 7, 2009

Those three or four all-important, possibly all-capped words, that can snag a reader from across the bookstore.  That exquisite phrase that can compel an agent or editor to pick up your manuscript before it’s even out of the mailbag.
That maddening, frustrating, never-let-you-feel-truly-satisfied thing known as the book’s Title.
Here’s how the Sideways Grads discussed this topic.

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Renegade Writers: Your Most Imporant Asset

September 29, 2009

What’s the one thing you consider your most important asset in your writing—in your present or future ability to bring you fans? Obviously you want to shine across the board, but what is the greatest strength you have to showcase?
I have a reason for asking that I think can help you figure out how to [...]

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