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Author Archives: Robin Henry
Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make in Submissions, continued…
See #10 and #9 here. #8—Spending time on the set up in the query. Think of the Query as a sales document for your novel. If you spend any of your precious (really) plot paragraph on set up, then you are not selling the actual novel. If you’ve done your job as a writer well,Continue reading “Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make in Submissions, continued…”
Book Review: The Antidote by Karen Russell
Despite rave reviews from writers at NPR and the NY Times, I found myself agreeing more with the writer of this Slate Review. There was beautiful language (check), there were experimental elements (check), there was an attempt to engage with society at large and ask tough questions (check). Problem for me was that it justContinue reading “Book Review: The Antidote by Karen Russell”
Are you making these submission mistakes?
I have been working with History Through Fiction as an Acquisitions Editor for over a year now, and I love it! HTF is a small press publishing well researched and immersive historical fiction. You can see more about the press, its mission, and see whether we might be a good fit for you here. ThisContinue reading “Are you making these submission mistakes?”
New Podcast Episode: Author Interview!
Take a listen to my conversation with Patsy Robertson. She is awesome!
Don’t Cheap Out on Your Renovation or Your Novel Revision
Home Improvement is on my mind lately. I have an old house and it needs some work—I can do some of it myself, but I will have to pay professionals to do the things I cannot do. Looking at what the previous owners did, I have these words of advice: don’t cheap out when youContinue reading “Don’t Cheap Out on Your Renovation or Your Novel Revision”
Book Review: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
This novel is the first entry in a new series by the author of the wildly successful Thursday Murder Club. Osman’s characteristic wit and humor are on display, and the plot was great! This is one of those books, you will compulsively finish. We begin with a murder, of course. Someone is murdering B-list socialContinue reading “Book Review: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman”
What Painting has to do with writing…
You may remember, dear reader, that I recently moved into a house built in 1900, in a little Railroad town in Texas. If you have ever owned an old home, dare I say historic, then you know there is a lot to love, and a few things which are considerably less lovable. Full disclosure, IContinue reading “What Painting has to do with writing…”
New Podcast Episode: Empty Theatre
Take a listen as Yelda and I discuss this interesting take on Sisi…
The Nine by Gwen Strauss
This month I took a break from fiction and read a little nonfiction. This book I picked up because it was about women who escaped from the Death March in 1945. If you enjoy nitty gritty historical detail, you will probably like this. It was full of interesting facts. However, I was not a fanContinue reading “The Nine by Gwen Strauss”