QUERY LETTER – How to write a KICK-ASS Query Letter for a Publisher

WHAT IF: your dream Publisher OR Agent advertised for Manuscripts?

What would you send them?

First of all, you create a KICK-ASS query letter, one that spurs the agent or publisher to read on. It must be professional, intelligent, concise, and intriguing. It accompanies your submission. Your cover letter must capture their attention, begging for […]

Competition: Help me Choose a Character Name

A striking character’s NAME immediately conjures up an identifiable image, one the reader will always remember.

That name should suit the personality and age of the character as well as the era and genre of the story. Remember, a name is the first thing the reader will encounter in the story to help him identify […]

TRUE CRIME FACTION– Say Hello SAYONARA

WRITING a novel is all about developing a killer plot and believable characters to their full potential. Honest feedback and critique can fine-tune your manuscript into something publishable !! …

Konnichiwa! … I’m announcing : SAYONARA is now in the critical final stages, and I’m considering every suggestion that my Beta readers are making.

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One Roller Coaster Week

Last week I reached rock bottom with the Worst News and later climbed the dizzy heights with the BEST News. Such is the roller coaster life of a writer. Last Monday I received an incredulous email from a ‘new’ publisher who had earlier discussed publishing my memoir. She wanted me to pay her $8,800 for […]

Panel of Crime Writers

Logan City Writers are taking on the world … word by word. Next Saturday four Logan Crime Writers will chat on a panel about their inspiration in writing their latest Crime Stories and divulge their secrets on sleuthing.

Four diverse writers will thrill you with their unique way of serving up crime …

Sayonara’s Final Shoot Out

Sayonara is loaded-up, raring to be sent out to its Final Shoot Out .

For the last three months, I’ve pushed Sayonara through a rigorous checking process.

After its completion in December 2009, I proofread the entire manuscript, checking the plot against the detailed […]

Crime Writers Panel

Browns Plains Library has invited me to sit on a Crime Writers Panel on 8th March. YAY! A whole-lotta-sleuthin’ is going on in March, part of Logan West Library’s Mystery Month.

On the panel, five Brisbane writers will expose their Crime, Murder and Mayhem. Will you be able to solve their Whodunits?

Marianne Delacourt, (aka […]