Craft: Trilogy Synopses

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 The following question is in regards to writing a trilogy synopsis to an editor. Does the author only explain about the first book and ignore what the other books will entail? The short answer: no. Not if the goal is to contract the trilogy at...

Life: Waiting to Hear Something

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 Q. I’m not even sure how to ask this question. I’m on hold. Apparently, terminal hold. I’ve been waiting over a year to hear on one manuscript that’s submitted and six months on another and I’m having a problem...

Craft: Tone

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 Recently, someone asked what I considered the best way to set tone. I had no idea. So I stopped to think about it, and will share my discovery. The short answer that first comes to mind is in remembering this: “When the soul weeps, there...

Craft: Theme and Premise

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 What importance should a writer place on theme and premise in his/her novels? This varies from writer to writer. Some get an idea on what the book is about. Others, a character whose story the writer must tell. For still others, they’ve...

Craft: Twelve Tips from the Trenches

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 Opinions vary, but based on my decade of experience in this business, and some of the hard-knock lessons I’ve learned, here are what I hope will prove to you to be a few helpful hints: 1. Odds of publishing a category novel (versus single-title...
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