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THE NEXT CHAPTER – Gathering (Atlanta Edition)

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · 7d

See how a writer's conference engages in the craft, business, and society of authorship.
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#writing
#travel
#conferences
#atlantawritersconference
#historicalnovelsociety

A further writers conference meditation.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – The Way So Far

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · 15d

What makes an otherwise normal human being into a writer? These and other questions from today's vantage point.
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#creativewriting
#historicalnovelsociety
#mysterywritersofamerica
#publication
#QueryShark
#thenextchapter
#writing

Observations from a wide spot in the road of life.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Shadow People

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Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · 22d

The people you invent or read on the page stay with you…
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#writing
#fiction
#characters
#music
#performance
#ernesthemingway

A word on the writer's imaginary friends.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Visions and Revisions

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Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · 28d

We don't necessarily have to create perfect stories, but we must apply ourselves to the craft to do it well.
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#writing
#revision

A good word about your words and the process of fixing them.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Next Step

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 30

Reflections on the unaccustomed feelings of acceptance.
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#QueryShark
#janecleland
#historicalnovelsociety
#mysterywritersofamerica
#publication
#querying

You never know where you're going till you get there.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Getting to Yes

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 30

@briw74.bsky.social Greetings, Brian, from a new fellow author at Holand Press. Having signed on, I am seeking impressions of the press and its author experience. Have a short story to appear soon in EQMM as well. Look forward to hearing from you. - Andy

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 30

@krisspencer.bsky.social Greetings, Kris, from a new fellow author at Holand Press. Having just signed on, I am seeking impressions of the press and its author experience. Look forward to hearing from you. - Andy

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 15

In a world full of No, a little Yes can be hard to digest. Notes from the finish line of the submission process.
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#querying #publication

You never know where you're going till you get there.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Mapping the Journey

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 9

You never know where you're going till you get there, but good plan can set you on a proper path. THE NEXT CHAPTER takes on mental mapping.
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#creativewriting
#travel

What's the destination of your story?

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Road Trip

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Sep 1

Going forth is all about what you find, what you bring, and what you get to keep.
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The most memorable journeys may be those least planned.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Showtime

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Aug 25

The next chapter of The Next Chapter: An essay on the musical performance parallels in writing.
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When it's time to step out into the lights.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Active Reading

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Aug 19

Writing starts with reading, so let’s look at how the authors of our favorite books transported us into the story. #katequinn #erinmorgenstern #jenniferegan #zadiesmith #janeausten
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How did the authors of your favorite books get you hooked?

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Revisions

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Next Chapter: A brief on working with a developmental editor. andrewkass.substack.com/p/the-next-c... #writing #editing

Changing your story from the ground up

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Finding Your Shelf

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Next Chapter addresses your manuscript's neighborhood... andrewkass.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

Choosing your publication's neighborhood.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Gathering

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 28

A report from a writer's conference on why attending one can be a good thing in both the craft and social sense.
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Becoming a writer among writers.

THE NEXT CHAPTER - Pitching (Versus Throwing)

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 16

Sometimes writers too need to perform the art of directed conversation. #writerstips andrewkass.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

How you present what you present matters.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Packing Your Novel

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 14

The elephant seems a poor icon for a Republican Party so lost and completely purged of memory, history and mission. A more apt icon is the Sheep, fed on belief that only others will be fleeced. #partyofSheep

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 11

The Incarnation and Melania are finally going to the Texas Hill Country to see what's left. Hope he doesn't forget to bring his rolls of paper towels, that's about all the Federal aid they're likely to get.

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 8

Some thoughts on packing 80,000 words into a single sentence elevator pitch
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Rolling your world into a ball.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Wordcraft in an Emoji Age

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Loved his American Music Club.

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Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jul 1

This week I consider crafting words for an emoji world. andrewkass.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

Words still matter.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Reckoning with Edits

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jun 22

We've gone to war with camera-ready nincompoops in charge of national security and the military. Consider the lessons of 9/11 officially forgotten.

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jun 16

The GOP needs re-branding. The elephant? Nay, THE SHEEP, begging to be fleeced by their master.

Andy Kass @andyasks.bsky.social · Jun 16

The Next Chapter, on working with a developmental editor: andrewkass.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

“No author dislikes to be edited as much as he dislikes not to be published.” - Russell Lynes