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Not Another Penguin

By Andy Scheer | January 2, 2016 - 6:00 am |December 30, 2015 notes on writing, wordsmithing
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Does your choice of words offer any color?IMG_8031 adj

by Andy Scheer

Writing in the Hartline Literary Agency’s blog, I reminded authors to include their name in proposals they attach as files to their emails:

A file title like “Full Proposal for Hartline Literary” may help you identify that document, but in the … Continue reading →

Year-End Tasks

By Andy Scheer | December 30, 2015 - 6:00 am |December 28, 2015 professionalism, writing life
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There’s still time to get ready.

by Andy ScheeIMG_7190 2 to 3r

Typically this is a quiet week in publishing. Many companies are closed or operate with only a skeleton staff. So those of us who work from our homes have a prime opportunity to prepare to begin the new year with a clean slate.

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Styles Change

By Andy Scheer | December 23, 2015 - 6:00 am |December 21, 2015 fiction techniques, notes on writing, wordsmithing
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But the essentials of storytelling remain timeless.IMG_7190 2 to 3

by Andy Scheer

The past few weeks I’ve been watching on DVD the final season of the original TV series Hawaii Five-O. While the series began airing in 1968, the shows I’ve been watching date from 1979-80.

They look like … Continue reading →

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