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    30 Secrets Published Authors Know
    30 Secrets Published Authors Know
    30 Secrets Published Authors Know
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    30 Secrets Published Authors Know

    By Judy Rosella Edwards

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    Want to get published. Here is what you need to know.A concise list of what published authors do to get their work in print.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJudy Rosella Edwards
    Release dateJul 22, 2011
    ISBN9781466196599
    30 Secrets Published Authors Know
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    Judy Rosella Edwards

    An experienced freelance writer and new media specialist, Judy Rosella Edwards focuses primarily on genealogy and history. She writes regular columns for GenWeekly. She has published several titles in Holly Lisle's "The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make..." series. She has written for Suite 101's Museum & History Studies. and is a regular contributor to Helium. Edwards is a contributor to the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography and is a past presenter at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's annual Conference on Illinois History. She encouraging other writers through her ::ThinkFast:WriteFast:: project. She finds that interviews become most interesting when you get off-topic and have a sincere conversation with people. "When I interviewed Gary Lockwood, I really wanted to present a side of him that most people don't see," she says. "He was expecting questions about "Space Odyssey: 2001" and UFO's, but I asked him if he had been to New Mexico before. He stared at me for a moment, then motioned for me to step away from the rest of the media crush. He told me his first "appearance" ever was as a trick rider in the Monty Montana Show and he began with shows in New Mexico. He went on to tell me how much he loved the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. I told him he was across the parking lot from a museum where he would find O'Keeffe originals on exhibit. I am sure it was not what the science fiction buffs were expecting but he clearly appreciated being asked an unusual question and having a true conversation -- and I got a front page interview that the rest of the media weren't privy to until it was already in print!" She holds a Master's degree in Instructional Systems Technology from the College of Education at Indiana University. She lives in Central Illinois with her husband, Jeff Imig, and their cats.

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      30 Secrets Published Authors Know - Judy Rosella Edwards

      Introduction

      Querying is a challenge. Stepping inside the publishing world is intimidating.

      I wrote this to help other writers make their dreams come true.

      The Writer’s Toolbox

      Tip #1 - Demonstrate Style

      Style matters, especially in your writing. You should always have a style manual at your side when you write. It does not matter whether you are writing the most riveting work of your life, or dashing off a quick email. Style matters.

      Writers know and exercise good punctuation. Don’t get lazy in an email, especially when you are querying an agent or a publisher.

      If you don’t know the style rules for the little things like the number of spaces to put after a period, now is the time to learn. Demonstrate that you care enough about writing to learn style and to use it.

      I cringe when I see queries that are all lower case. I won’t even read a query that is upper case. In fact, I won’t take a query seriously if it is not written in complete sentences with well-defined

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