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Very true. Research is really important. One really great source, for Canadians at least, is the Canadian Writers Market. It has all of the major book publishers, as well as ...

Here's where we can all talk about publishing. I've been working on getting published since my seventeenth birthday. Got questions about the biz? Know a place to send stuff? Post ...

Oh, that is so true. Getting your feelings out through writing is one of the greatest forms of therapy. Anyone ever try something I call rage writing? It's the best. ...

Why don't you let the characters decide? Do they really want to be together? is that the best thing for them? What is in the way of them ending up ...

I am working on my first picture book, which I am going to send to a local publisher. Anyone got any suggestions of how to go about writing picture books? ...

I think it is necessary to have some degree of planning, but it should not be followed too closely. Allow yourself to discover new things. You may latch on to ...

I do it because it's who I am. Stories are what I do. Even when I'm not writing, I tell stories. When people ask me qestions, or I want to ...

The best thing to do is to listen to people. Learn about how different types of people talk, and all the dialects of the English langauge. Learn how a person's ...

My suggestion. Don't worry about doing something that is overdone. If it is done well, it won't matter. Think of a story that means something special to you. What are ...