Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 An agent requested I send the my complete manuscript and a copy of my last two books to her for representation consideration. Do I include return postage...

Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 Q. Could you please explain "reserves against returns?" A. Sure. I'm not an attorney, but writer-to-writer, I'll be glad to discuss this. First let's look...

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 Q. I am about to send out a query letter to several publishers. I did do one but it may not have been correct. Can you please email me a copy of one that...

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 I'm not sure who originally coined the phrase, Rule of Three, but odds are it was John Gardner in The Art of Fiction (I just ordered my fourth copy of...

Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 Q. At my writing group meeting, an author mentioned a sell-through on her book. It sounded important, but I've never heard the term. What is a...

Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 Let’s celebrate the magic of books! Books are magical. They must be. What else could explain our reading words on a page and those words firing our...

Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 As the year draws to a close, we make resolutions and look forward with great promise. Too often we fail to carry through on those resolutions and...

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 How come when I read books, I see long sentences and sentences that begin with "And" when I'm told not to do either? What's the rule for sentences? The...