9 RED FLAGS IN EDITING: How a Literary Agent/Editor Knows Your Book Isn't Ready (YET)

IS YOUR BOOK READY TO PUBLISH OR QUERY? 9 RED FLAGS IN EDITING: HOW A LITERARY AGENT/EDITOR KNOWS YOUR BOOK ISN'T READY FOR PUBLICATION (YET) // Have you written a manuscript, but you’re not sure if it’s ready for the query trenches? Or maybe you have queried literary agents and you have yet to receive a partial or full request on your manuscript. Or have you self-published a novel and aren’t getting the reader reaction you’d hoped for?

🚩 In this episode of iWriterly, we will discuss nine red flags in editing, and why editors, literary agents, or readers might be rejecting your manuscript.

The following topics are discussed in this iWriterly video:
• Red flags of newbie writers
• Where to start your story
• Telling vs. showing
• How to weave in backstory
• Floating heads
• Adjective-/adverb-heavy writing
• Character voice
• Unlikeable protagonists
• How to research for your novel

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→ This episode of iWriterly is a clip from an episode on the Kiingo Podcast with Ross Hartmann. To watch the full episode, click the link below.


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To learn more, check out Meg's blog, THE SEVEN RED FLAGS IN EDITING: WHY EDITORS & AGENTS REJECT YOUR MANUSCRIPT AFTER THE FIRST PAGES:


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// ABOUT ROSS HARTMANN: //
Ross Hartmann is the creative director at Kiingo, a storytelling school dedicated to teaching the fundamental principles of successful storytelling. A songwriting alumni of Berklee College of Music, Ross is fascinated with telling stories across mediums. If he's not writing, he's either analyzing a story or exploring a thesaurus.

// ABOUT KIINGO PODCAST: //
Kiingo is a premier writing and storytelling school for the stories of today--and tomorrow. They interview published authors, screenwriters, and story consultants to answer the question, "What makes a great story?"






// ABOUT MEG: //
Meg LaTorre is a writer of adult science fiction and fantasy, YouTuber (iWriterly), developmental book editor, creator of the free query critique platform, Query Hack, Publishable co-host, writing coach, blogger (Writer’s Digest, Savvy Authors, et al.), and former literary agent with a background in magazine publishing, medical/technical writing, and journalism.

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