Victoria Gorman
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Melanie Dickerson:
I love your books, I often wonder how you do it. I am interested in becoming a writer. What advise would you give me to make a good story that has a chance to be published?
Melanie Dickerson
Hi, Victoria! Thank you very much! Being a writer is fun--if you love it. :-) I will share the advice I recently gave in another answer here: My advice is to do what I did, which was to read as much as I could on writing from successful authors. My favorite blog is Seekerville.blogspot.com. You can even search the archives to find articles on every topic imaginable, including plotting. Other great blogs are killzoneauthors.blogspot.com, helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com, and goteenwriters.com. You will learn so much and take your writing to the next level if you study the craft of writing on these blogs!
Other than that, just pray hard and work hard, and never give up! Persistence pays off if you don't give up growing and learning as a writer. Also, learn all you can about the publishing industry. Study it as if it is your major in college! If you're really serious, and if you really love writing after all that studying, you will succeed. :-)
Other than that, just pray hard and work hard, and never give up! Persistence pays off if you don't give up growing and learning as a writer. Also, learn all you can about the publishing industry. Study it as if it is your major in college! If you're really serious, and if you really love writing after all that studying, you will succeed. :-)
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Sarah Meeks
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Melanie Dickerson:
Hi! I have read all you books and I love them. My favourite is the Hagenheim series. I hope you never finish that series! The Huntress of Thornbeck forest and The Beautiful Pretender is also very captivating. A Spy's Devotion is a great book too! Do you think you are going to end the Hagengiem series soon?
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