On Writing | Vicki Hinze

Life: WRITING IS AN ISOLATED PROFESSION

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 By creative necessity, writers spend a lot of time alone. But writers who write to sell are far from isolated in the writing and selling endeavor. We create, editors edit, copyeditors edit, sales and marketing define the market for our novels,...

Craft: Formatting a Letter in Your Manuscript

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Vicki Hinze © 2003 In my next novel, I would like to transcribe/describe the contents of a letter. What do you suggest is the best way to do this? I’ve done this two ways and neither was altered in the published version. Here are the specifics: 1. Double-space...

Craft: Elements of a Scene

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Business: Agency Contract Clauses

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Vicki Hinze © 2004-2011 I’ve been with the same agent for 4 years and he’s done a good job for me. Now, his agency is putting a clause in my contract with my PUBLISHER that says the agency has a “vested interest” for the “life of the...

Business: Advance Reading Copy or ARC

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Vicki Hinze © 2004-2011 An ARC is typically called an Advance Review Copy or an Advance Reading Copy. It is simply a copy of your manuscript that you (or your publisher) make available to others, such as reviewers and key booksellers, before the publisher copies of...

Craft: Author Theme and Why It is Important

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 28, 2010 | On Writing

Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 Regardless of how much planning you do as an author, it’s of little value to you unless you write. But then we often get bogged down on what to write. There are so many options! Naturally, we want to write to our strengths–be those...