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You need more than writing chops to make a good first impression on any publisher: you need to demonstrate a little understanding of standard manuscript formatting requirements common across the publishing industry.As a publisher receiving and reviewing submissions from aspiring authors, it's shocking how few seem to read our manuscript submission formatting requirements. Or if they've read them, they don't seem to have a clue how to follow the parameters.

What do you do for writing motivation? And once you’re motivated, how do you stay focused?“I hate writing. I love having written.” Variations of this quote are usually attributed to either Frank Norris or Dorothy Parker. Whoever said it, though, they were definitely a writer.You probably know the feeling too—the painful process of getting yourself to actually sit down and write, and the sense of accomplishment once you’ve finally finished

Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end. But how do you make that middle part compelling? Enter Freytag’s pyramid: the story structure outlined by German writer Gustav Freytag in 1863. He created his plot pyramid as a five-act dramatic structure but you can use it to outline any kind of narrative, whether it’s a fairy tale or a memoir. So what are the elements—or the five major plot