TERRY ANN MARSH
IN CONCLUSION ...
If you followed along on my 10-part blog series – From Premise to Published – thank you! This is a quick summary of each blog, which can...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jul 1, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: GO!
Well…we’ve done it! We started out on a little journey together and we have come to the end - or at least we have come to the end of the...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 28, 20223 min read
From Premise to Published: On Your Mark, Get Set...
Well, my friends, if you have followed along with me from my very first tip to now, thank you. This was meant to be a blog series...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 23, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: Critiques
A critique group can be a very useful tool on your way to publication. Basically, it is a group of 4-6 people (usually) who gather...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 22, 20223 min read
From Premise to Published: Promotion and Social Media
Every publishing house will tell you that an author’s involvement in the promotion of their books is paramount to success. In other...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 15, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: Help is on the way!
One of the nicest things about the writing community is its generosity. For the most part, people are very kind and helpful. I can...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 8, 20223 min read
From Premise to Published: The Query Letter
Along with your manuscript submission, you will need to send a query letter. This is the who, what, and why of your submission. A lot of...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 7, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: Art & Words
This tip is for the those hoping to write a children’s book. There are two people involved in the writing of a children’s book - the...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jun 2, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: Formatting
The simple definition of formatting is to put things in proper order. This means, as a writer, you will have to format, or prepare, your...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
May 31, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: WHO is reading your work? WHO are you writing for?
It may seem like an obvious question, hardly worth asking, but knowing your target audience is very important if you hope to be...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
May 16, 20222 min read
From Premise to Published: WHY are you writing?
FIGURING OUT YOUR WHY. Are you educating, explaining, defending, entertaining, promoting, attacking? Are you writing for money, for fame,...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jan 9, 20214 min read
THE TALE OF THE BUNNY
Warning: The Tale of the Bunny – is a sad one. From my office window I can see my neighbor’s house and yard, and the little space of...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Nov 16, 20203 min read
5 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
As in any profession or discipline, writing has its own unique learning curve. Obviously, much can be learned through education, but so...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Nov 4, 20202 min read
THE BOOK DEAL
It finally happened! I signed a book deal (Brandylane Publishers). They found an illustrator for the book. There is a tentative release...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Aug 15, 20202 min read
TEACHABLE MOMENTS
“You don’t start a children’s book with dialogue. Children need a little info to get their bearings. A little where. A little who. Give...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Mar 11, 20203 min read
BRANDED
When I think of the word branded, I see a burly ranch hand grab a cow around the neck, while another slowly inches his way toward the...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Oct 29, 20192 min read
RE-EDITING THE EDIT OF THE EDIT
I was online last week researching agents and publishers so I could start sending out my latest picture book manuscript. One small...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Oct 9, 20191 min read
BOOKS ARE LIKE ...
Books are like living things. While in the process of being born, they are constantly changing. It is most unlikely that a finished...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jul 31, 20193 min read
FINDING THE FLAWS
I realized, after a discussion with a potential editor, that I had shied away from giving my protagonist her fair share of ‘flaws.’...
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TERRY ANN MARSH
Jul 10, 20192 min read
THE PHOENIX
July 10, 2019 Like the proverbial phoenix, I am climbing out of the ashes of my family conflicts and scheduling hodgepodge to begin...
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