The Book Deal Is A Rich Resource
September 23, 2008 by Anne Wayman
Filed under Jobs
(www.thegoldenpencil.com)
One of the finalists in Michael Stelzner’s Top 10 Blogs For Writers is The Book Deal. Subtitled “An Inside View Of Publishing,” it’s written by Alan Rinzler who bills himself as a Consulting Editor. The list of authors he’s worked with is impressive to say the least and each clickable link on his Authors page gives some insight in how the book came to be and came to be well known.
Rinzler’s blog does indeed give an inside view of the arcane world of trade publishing, plus some darn good information for writers. Take today’s post: Ask the Editor: The power of the opening sentence – 6 tips
Can you resist? I couldn’t and I no writer should resist in my not very humble opinion on the subject. I particularly like Tip 6, “Don’t always avoid the cliché.” He uses it was a dark and stormy night as an example and says pretty much what I’ve always thought – in certain circumstances it works, and works well. He has more to say about that partial sentence. I won’t spoil it for you. Go read.
Come back and share your favorite tip of his, or of yours.
Write well and often,
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