Whether you’re pitching a novel, a picture book, or a magazine article, it’s absolutely vital to have a 30 second pitch figured out so well that you can give it in your sleep. When I say “figured out,” I don’t mean memorized. No one wants to hear someone recite their pitch, even if it is only […]

Have you ever thought about the momentum that builds up in a reader’s mind as they read? I did recently, and it opened up a new way of looking at sentences and paragraphs.