Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

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A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...