QUERYING: I’VE GOT TWO RULES, LET’S COUNT ‘EM.

Before you write your query letter, close your eyes and visualize this. You’re an agent…or an editor for an indie publisher. You wake up ...

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rshifman

Jul 22, 2019
4 min

Birth of a Salesperson! Getting Ready to Query When You're Probably Not Ready to Query

Hey! You! Psst. I want to help you. Really, I do. I REALLY want to help you. You've written a book. Yay! Some people have read it. Cool. ...

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rshifman

Apr 2, 2019
4 min

Writer’s Notes from a JOB INTERVIEW: Be your [VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF] SELF!

Quick story. Me going on my first job interview back in 1983: Mom: Just be yourself. Me: What if my 'self' sucks for that job? Mom: Find ...

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rshifman

Mar 19, 2019
7 min

What do CAROL DANVERS, TIRED LION, & KATE BUSH have to do with your LATEST WIP?

Hi there! It’s been a while. So, our MCU-loving, soon to be 18-year-old daughter dragged us last weekend to see CAPTAIN MARVEL. I have to...

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rshifman

Feb 2, 2019
4 min

Beta Reader Assist - Review New DW&tM Prologue

Prologue The Moon in June Monday, June 3rd, 2008 4747 Spearwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland The pills had done their job. She floated from t...

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rshifman

Nov 12, 2018
3 min

Musing on the Muse, Part II - Serendipity at the Y.

So, my main blog post for last month might have freaked some of you out. Or maybe not. Let me recap. I essentially suggested when we writ...

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rshifman

Oct 9, 2018
5 min

Musings on the Muse: Extraordinary Experiences While Writing Fiction

<I’ll preface this blog by admitting it could be my subconscious mind producing strange results when I write…But who knows?> “If I were t...

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rshifman

Sep 20, 2018
5 min

Are You a Writer? Why Living in the Now is a Bit Bull- (or Hail the Backwards Dreamer!)

Back in 2002, I was on a job interview with an esteemed figure in the healthcare market research industry. Without naming him, this is a ...

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