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Pam's Pointer #2

Pam — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:54:49 +0000

"Never sleep under the same roof with a rejected manuscript. Send it out again as fast as possible!" Rejection is always hard to take, no matter how long you've been writing or how often you've been published. So, to reduce the sting of rejection, get that manuscript back in the mail as soon as possible. The easiest way to get your manuscript back in circulation is by having a list of places to send it before you start the submission process. Go through your marketing guides and pick the places ...

Pam's Pointer

Pam — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:17:09 +0000

I have a whole list of "Pam's Pointers" that I would like to share with you. So, let's start with Pam's Pointer #1. 1) Age -- Aim high; Word count -- Aim low. Aim high. The first part of this pointer is for authors who write for the children's market. Children's stories -- whether short stories, picture books, chapter books, or novels -- are grouped by age. For example, if you're writing for the 9-12 age group, then you want to have your main character's age in ...