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Exception Al

Mar 9, 2011

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in The Publishing Process, The Writer’s Life

So there’s this unpublished writer. Let’s call him “Al.” (Stop rolling your eyes. It’s my blog. I can be as precious and quasi-clever as I want.) Al recently completed his third novel. His first, The Monkey on Her Back (which he never actually finished), wasn’t particularly amazing. Despite the clever title (the protagonist is a…

10 Reasons Someone Else’s Novel Shouldn’t Have Been Published

Dec 20, 2010

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Steve Parolini

in My Thoughts, The Writer’s Life

Admit it. You’ve stared, slack-jawed at an open book in Barnes & Noble, stunned by the horribleness of the writing. You’ve whispered your frustration to the universe, a few choice obscenities that brought an audible “harrumph” from a blue-haired woman browsing the nearby Christian Inspiration section. How is it possible this hack of a writer…

Confidence (and Lack)

Jun 11, 2009

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Steve Parolini

in About Me, My Thoughts, Self-editing Tips, The Publishing Process

I‘m just going to come right out and say it: sometimes I feel completely incapable as an editor. When these times come, I stare at the author’s words and they swirl together like some cheap TV special effect to spell out “You are a fraud!” I worry every time the phone rings that one of…

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Exception Al

10 Reasons Someone Else’s Novel Shouldn’t Have Been Published

Confidence (and Lack)