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by Matthew Bayan
Jul 15, 20173 min read
Writers! 3 Steps to Showing, not Telling. Turn blah to wow.
In writing, we have 3 main forms: Description - We TELL what something looks like, sounds like, etc. Summary - We TELL about something...
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by Matthew Bayan
Jul 1, 20172 min read
THE QUERY CHECKLIST
So you’ve done your research, created a list (or a spreadsheet if you’re a paragon of efficiency and organization) of agents you want to...
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Matthew Bayan
Jun 28, 20172 min read
Intensify your writing - replace description and summary with immediate scene. Visit www.matthewbaya
How to intensify your writing and replace descriptions and summary with immediate scene. An exercise. Visit www.matthewbayan.com #writing...
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by Matthew Bayan
Jun 26, 20171 min read
How strong does your villain have to be?
An effective way to match your villain to your hero is to create an asymmetrical relationship between their strengths and weaknesses....
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Matthew Bayan
Jun 25, 20172 min read
4 QUESTIONS AN AGENT MIGHT ASK YOU DURING A PITCH SESSION. Visit www.matthewbayan.com #writing #writ
FOUR QUESTIONS AN AGENT MIGHT ASK YOU DURING YOUR PITCH SESSION 1. Are you working on anything else? This is one of the standard...
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