There Are No Rules Blog By The Editors Of Writer’s Digest “The High Concept Novel: How to Create a Premise that Sells — Agent One-on-One Boot Camp With Critique Starts April 11 The idea’s the thing. If you build your story around a unique and compelling idea, your odds of selling it increase dramatically. But in this one-of-a-kind boot camp — “The High Concept Novel: How to Create a Premise that Sells Boot Camp” (starting April 11) — you will learn the ins and outs of high-concept, as literary agent, author, and content strategist Paula Munier reveals how you can transform your story idea from “same old same old” to “high-concept hit.” 10 Lessons Learned: Confessions of a Covert Freelance Writer BY ??? 7 Things How I Met Your Mother Can Teach Us About Writing If you’re like us on the WD staff (okay, maybe just Brian and I—internet high five!) I Started a Small Press (and Then Things Got Weird) BY J DAVID OSBORNE I tried retail for a while, and that was fun, in the way that puking on yourself at a family gathering is fun: you have a story.
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