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The first thing you'll need for this is a Query letter. However, before you construct the query letter, I completely agree with Suzanna that you should edit edit edit. The ...

I generally find I have to know where I'm going when I begin, otherwise I get lost. If I don't have an ending mark, it's difficult for me to write ...

I agree that it's not so bad to have it all at once. However, I think one important thing is to make sure everything you're describing (and I mean every ...

The piece of advice in question is not a rule, but it's still something to be considered. The caution is that you should focus on stuff you know unless you ...

In answer to your question, is it a rule? Absolutely not. In the physical sense, you can research whatever you want, whatever interests you. And that's what writing's all about, ...

Well, the key to writing a fight scene is to have it concise, and not have the protagonist and antagonist going all over the place, both literally and figuratively. When ...

I'm at 103,000 words, and it's about 370 pages long. So, 80,000-120,000 or somewhere abouts there sounds about right. :) Also, if you want to know how many pages your ...

It's funny, because I'm majoring to be an English teacher, and this is something I always said I'd do. "I'm going to have my class each write a novel! A ...

It also keeps me entertained in science class. ;) Haha, I wrote my entire last novel in my high school math class. :) And, no, I'm not kidding. :) And ...

Definitely, DEFINITELY an agent. A year ago I was looking to get my book published (although I wasn't successful, and have since realized that my novel sucked and needed some ...

I'm from Arizona, and I tend to use it a lot. I work at a bank, so a lot of times I'll use names (Mr./Ms. So-and-so), but when I'm asked ...

I agree with the above. Rewrite. Not right away, though. Give yourself some time to think. Comeback to it in a week or a month, and I'll bet you'll have ...

The only way it's not going to happen is if you decide not to give it a go. You never know until you try. But, that's entirely your decision. :)

It looks good. Very elegant writing. I would agree with the above, as to posting in literary forums and breaking it up, and the only thing I would suggest is, ...

I help run a bi-weekly writing group that meets at Barnes and Noble. And, honestly, I'm not very happy with the way it works. We have two different people reading ...