Does your address send the wrong message?
by Andy Scheer
Marie recently sent me a query for a novel. Her name was displayed in my email folder. And it appeared next to the email address at the top of the query.
As I read the query, I envisioned how she would handle the … Continue reading
They’re what publishers ask about your platform.
by Andy Scheer
Would you like a large publisher to say yes to your book proposal?
To increase the likelihood, make sure you can say yes to most of these diagnostic questions, recently provided by an acquisitions editor for a larger Christian … Continue reading
Do your readers feel welcome?
by Andy Scheer
Do you feel obliged, once you start a novel, to finish the story?
I blame my childhood. At meals I was taught always to clean my plate. Somehow that sense of obligation extended to my reading.
So I’m choosy about … Continue reading