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So You Wanna Be A Writer — Part 13 by Adam Rocke

There are no rules when it comes to writing. Therefore, writers should never be shy about pushing the limits of their stories and...

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So You Wanna Be a Writer — Part 12 by Adam Rocke

You just got signed by a literary agent. CONGRATULATIONS! Your new literary agent just sold your first novel. DOUBLE CONGRATULATIONS! Cue th

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So You Wanna Be a Writer — Part 11

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t heard that adage. Amazingly, it applies perfectly to the literary...

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So You Wanna Be a Writer — Part 10 by Adam Rocke

Screenwriting is amazing on so many levels. Beyond the money and fame—if you’re lucky enough to achieve super-scribe status, that is—screenw

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So You Wanna Be A Writer — Part 9 by Adam Rocke

Growing up, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson was my literary idol—not because of his rampant drug and alcohol use (pronounced abuse),...

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So You Wanna Be A Writer — Part 8 by Adam Rocke

The beauty of the literary profession is that it’s wide open to all manner of tastes, tones, styles and abilities. For example, you need...

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So You Wanna Be A Writer—Part 7 by Adam Rocke

Besides the material you’re trying (hoping!) to publish or sell, a query letter is the most important document you will ever write. If...

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So You Wanna Be a Writer—Part 6 by Adam Rocke

Depending on the state of your literary career, an agent or manager could very well be the final ingredient in your recipe of success.

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So You Wanna Be a Writer—Part 5 by Adam Rocke

One of the most important but often overlooked aspects of any literary career is what happens immediately after a publishing deal has...

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So You Wanna Be a Writer—Part 4 by Adam Rocke

To make that unpublished-to-unstoppable transition happen, you need to write. And to write, you really have to live. You have to experience