In our last post on writing tips, we gave general advice on how to write good dialogue. Today, we want to blog about so-called dialogue tags. A dialogue tag is a verb such as “said” or “asked.” The function of a dialogue [...]
It’s been a while since we last posted an article about the most common mistakes in manuscripts, but today, we want to talk about a very important part of writing: dialogue. Here are eleven tips for writing good dialogue: [...]
You might have heard the saying: your first chapter sells your novel, and your last chapter sells your next novel. Even if you write a captivating beginning and an interesting middle, readers will want to hurl your book across [...]
Author royalty rates have often been the topic of heated debates, especially since the e-book revolution, so we thought we would blog about it today. Royalty rates vary from publisher to publisher. They also depend on the format of [...]
Most of the submissions we had so far—and most lesbian fiction—are romance novels. The success of the book stands and falls with the writer’s ability to develop a believable, satisfying romance. Unfortunately, many of the submissions we received failed [...]
The characters are the lifeblood of every story. You can have a great story idea and beautiful prose, but if readers don’t care for your main characters, they’ll put your book aside and never pick it up again. Readers [...]
After another of the lesbian fiction publishers is about to close down, the discussions on some Yahoo groups started anew: What is better for authors—traditional or self-publishing? Well, we are a (not so) traditional publisher, but we tried to [...]