What Agents and Publishers Want
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I just received an encouraging response from an agent I queried regarding my manuscript of fiction. The agent is requesting, among other things, a description (approximately…
News & Articles
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So You Wrote the Book, Now What?
by Kathleen Marple Kalb, reprinted with permission Sooner or later, you’re going to get an online assault. It may come as a one-star review from someone who informs you that…
How to keep a series fresh
by Nina Wachman Mystery readers are a loyal bunch. Once they discover a story with a setting and characters they like, they’ll read every book in the series. A receptive…
Editor’s Choice October 2024 News You Might Have Missed
Have you signed up for Lisa Angle’s (WPN webmaster) latest news? There’s a podcast about writing a memoir, an appearance with fellow WPN board member Desiree Duffy, and more news.…
Writers Who Lunch? Not!
by Pamela Ebel “People should be interested in books, not their authors!”—Agatha Christie In August of last year, I was one of five speakers, one man and four women, on…
The Creation of the Museum of the Omniverse
by Sandra Murphy A museum, disappearing employees, dragons—this is the audio drama you want to hear. Hundreds of sound effects, a kickass musical score, an immersive soundscape, and eighteen actors…
Don’t Say It Twice, Don’t Say It Twice
by Arthur Vidro, from the Winter 2023 issue of Calliope, reprinted with permission. As a child I attended a free summertime performance at an outdoor public skating rink of You’re…
Be Ready: Querying, Submissions, Writer Encouragement
by Kathleen Marple Kalb, reprinted with permission Short story submissions are different. For one thing, the piece usually must be much closer to publication-ready than a novel-length manuscript. Once in…
Playing By the Rules
by Lorie Lewis Ham I’ve written most of my life. I published my first poem and my first song at thirteen, and continued to publish poems, short stories, and articles…
How to Handle Numbers
by Bobbie Christmas Q: When am I supposed to write out numbers or use the numeral? Do I use the actual number, for example, 5, or do I write five?…