The Writers Chat Room

Category: Mini-Topic Chats

  • It is Writing Prompt Wednesday!

    It is Writing Prompt Wednesday!

    Prompt Chat Now, I am handing it over to you. Take one Prompt or all four Prompts, don’t go over 300 words. Bring them to the chatroom. If you do not have time, come on to chat and I’ll give us some time to write on the fly. 

  • Your Cover Letter

    Your Cover Letter

    Your Cover Letter If your targeted publisher accepts complete manuscripts without the formality of a Query Letter, then you will want to adapt your Cover Letter to include information about you, as an author. Mention previous publications and expertise. (Include these things only if this is your Cover Letter in this case is your First…

  • Choosing a Publisher

    Choosing a Publisher

    I think some of the lines between these different modes of publishing are sometimes very blurred. How do you know which kind of publishing suits your needs?

  • Upmarket Fiction

    Upmarket Fiction

    Upmarket fiction straddles the line between literary and commercial fiction. The writing is elevated but accessible, the characters appear unique while remaining universal, and the plots are proverbial but unpredictable. Since readers have become wise to the tropes of their preferred genre, agents and publishers are now searching for books that can exist in either…

  • Inspiration or Determination?

    Inspiration or Determination?

    Visit with us and share some of the things you do to keep yourself from putting your project on the back shelf.