May 6, 2013

hey, cat. get off my laptop — unless you plan to write my novel for me. and leave me the earnings, of course.

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April 18, 2013

Huffington Post/Writer's Relief's Writer Wednesday: "How To Kill Off Your Protagonist"

When you’ve reached that point in your story or novel where your main character dies—whether it’s from a disease, fatal accident, murder, or other creative cause—it’s important to handle the death in a way that your readers don’t want to turn away. It’s natural for readers to create an attachment to the central character, and saying good-bye is a hardship we all share. To make the death of your main character a little easier to bear, the following are points of advice to consider when crossing this difficult literary hurdle.

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April 17, 2013

The Writer’s Relief Review Board is OPEN! (Deadline: TODAY! APRIL 17TH)

Writer’s Relief is an author’s submission service (not a literary agency, publisher, or publicity firm). We help creative writers get published by targeting their poems, essays, short stories, and books to the best-suited literary agents or editors of literary journals.

We can help you get published. We will:

Identify the best literary agents for your book manuscript. Literary agents are key to publishing your novel, memoir, or nonfiction book.
Identify the best literary journals for your poetry, short story, or personal essay.
Create your cover or query letters.
Proofread and format your submissions.
Develop strategies that get literary agents and editors excited about your writing.
Make more time for you to write without sacrificing the quality and efficiency of your submissions.
Help you get published more often in reputable markets.