Editing Tips
Publishing a book: yes, but how?
There it is, your book is finished. You sigh with pleasure: you like it, it's the fruit of long hours of work, writing, editing, reading, and rereading. And now, it's there, complete, finally ready...
Editing Tips
Book publishing: from manuscript to bookstore
You've been browsing the shelves of your bookstore for barely a few minutes and you already can't remember the book you came to get (let alone its author!).
You browse the Literature section, drawn in...
Books
Are you hesitant to submit your manuscript, to have it read, to upload it to platforms… In short, to make it public? Are you unsure if, once exposed to everyone, your work will still...
Editing Tips
The manuscript department: between hopes and frustrations
A few days ago, for my first manuscript, I received a rejection letter from a major publishing house, which said this:
"Dear Madam,
Thank you for sending us your manuscript entitled: ___________.
Unfortunately, we cannot retain it...
Editing Tips
Literary agent, a professionalizing role
the role of literary agent is not (yet) a crucial link. It is an advantage for some, a disadvantage for others.
However, there is a collective that brings together most literary agents ( AALF ),...
Writing Tips
How to write good dialogue for a novel?
Dialogue is a key element of a good novel. We like it sometimes lively and witty, sometimes simple and moving. It's also a double-edged sword: write it too quickly and your story soon loses...
Writing Tips
Writer’s block: how to overcome it?
Ah, the famous blank page! We all start there. From a blank page. A blank page is beautiful, a place where everything is yet to be built, where everything is still possible, where all...
Writing Tips
The pitch, the promise, and the power of a story
The pitch is the promise of your story, the core of your text. It's the most concentrated form of your narrative. The publisher must be able to grasp your pitch immediately to spark their...