Writing Wednesday: 10 "Secrets" to to Make Your Manuscript Stand Out

1. Have a killer hook.
2. Show you read in the genre by naming a book that hasn't been made into a movie.
3. Use good punctuation.
4. Proofread your manuscript.
5. Don't ask the agent to read the new version a week after you've sent the first one.
6. Pitch one book at a time.
7. Have a killer setting.
8. Have good dialog.
9. Show, don't tell.
10. Do something uniquely well.
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Published on May 22, 2013 06:34
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