News from DeadDarlings: The Road to Publication
This month we looked at the many milestones for writers looking for publication from theDeadDarlings office. Here is some of our best advice and musings for key steps along the way.
Take a Delightful Detour
Jerry Whelan explains how his fascination with long-dead New England abolitionists and digging for his own ancestral roots combine in his fiction in DNA, Memory
Monitor Your Spedometer
Sharissa Jones talks about pacing your store by Choosing Between the Part and Present Tense.
Toot Your Own Horn
If you have trouble selling your novel, check out Cara Wood's step-by-step guide to Creating the Perfect Pitch
Choose a Travel Companion
You don't get published all on your own, Helen Bronk advises us on How to Search for an Agent

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