Karen Miller is the author of the bestselling fantasy duology Kingmaker, Kingbreaker, the fantasy trilogy Godspeaker, the bestselling tie-in novels Stargate SG-1: Alliances and Stargate SG-1: Do No Harm and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Wild Space. Writing as K.E. Mills she is the author of the Rogue Agent series.
Here's a post about cross-pollinating our creativity, and the kind of benefits that can yield.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was an undergraduate student at the NSW Institute of Technology, studying for my BA in Communications.
Being read is really pretty sucky for a writer. At least, the angst that gets generated by the thought of being read.
One of the most daunting tasks facing a writer is the actual completion of the manuscript, especially when it’s novel length.
It’s one of the biggest headaches, heartaches and mysteries of the writing game: getting an agent. How do you do it? When do you do it?
The most important thing to remember when you’re getting a manuscript ready for submission to an agent or editor is the Keep it Simple, Stupid principle.