For aspiring women’s fiction writers (re)discovering their writing voices in midlife…because no woman should regret not pursuing her creative dreams nor doubt the value of her voice.
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6 Ways to Kill Your Darlings, Or How to Know What to Cut from Your Novel
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There’s long been this idea that writers are unwilling to cut anything from their story—that they must be brave to “kill their darlings”—and sometimes I find that to be true. Understandably writers might get atta...
What Debut Deals Tell Us About What Agents and Publishers Are Seeking in Rom-Com Right Now
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I mostly focus on women’s fiction, upmarket or book club fiction in this Stack because that is what I work on most of the time. But I do sometimes work with rom-com writers too, so I keep my eye on that market, a...
The Character Development Issues I See Most Often in Early Manuscripts
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Recently I was reviewing my editorial letters of the last couple years, and I couldn’t help noticing how often character development issues come up in a manuscript evaluation, especially for writers who didn’t st...
7 Ways Your Prose May Not Be Elevated Enough for Upmarket Fiction
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My last two posts shared highlights from my 2026 mid-year analysis of the debut fiction deals (here and here). One thing that was clear? Upmarket fiction is dominating right now. But there’s still a lot of confus...
11 Insights on the 2026 Debut Fiction Deals to Date
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I’ve been analyzing the Publishers Marketplace debut fiction deals since 2024, and today I’m sharing the insights I’ve gleaned from the deals in the first 6 months of 2026. This is a follow-up to my previous post...
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