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Julie Rowe
A double Golden Heart finalist in 2006, Julie Rowe has written fifteen books in nine years. She is primarily focused on writing medical romances. She's also a published freelancer with articles appearing in The Romance Writer's Report, Canadian Living, Today's Parent, Reader's Digest (Canada) and other magazines. Julie is an active member of RWA and its subchapters, Heartbeat RWA, Calgary RWA and KOD. Julie serves on the RWA Membership Committee and coordinates Book In A Week programs for Heartbeat and Calgary RWA.
Julie enjoys teaching and volunteering. Visit her at www.JulieRoweauthor.com
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Some tips by author Julie Rowe on how to edit.
In any story, half of the information given to the reader is never spoken out loud. It's body language, and body language can tell your reader what your character is doing and how they feel about it.
I did something amazing today. I mailed a contest entry. "Ho hum, so what," you might say.
Well, putting a stamp on that envelope and popping it into the mailbox isn't dull routine. It isn't ordinary at all. I've just submitted my manuscript to a contest where several writers are going to give me their objective, honest opinion. Sound easy?
Not!
The title of this article may seem like a contradiction in terms. But it only seems that way. Your writing career doesn't start with your first sale. It starts with the first word you type. By the time you sell, you need to have everything in place to market yourself and your books. By the time you sell, you need to have your name recognition well under way. But how do you do that if you're not yet published?
Contrary to what some writers will say, there is a secret formula to good writing.
After a fabulous all day workshop given by Lucy Monroe this fall, I had an epiphany. Writing to sell requires a writer to follow three "P"s:
There are about as many ways to write a novel as there are writers. Some plot extensively, some write with no idea where the story is going at all. Some use story boards or index cards or even dartboards. I write multiple drafts.
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