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Expert Profile: Susan Rand

Expertise:  I can answer questions about the elements of fiction and non-fiction writing: how to get started, writing techniques, re-writing, etc. I will NOT write for you, do critiques except from my website at http://pygmypress.com, or give you ideas. I will not answer home-or-schoolwork questions in any category. If English is your second language, please say so, and I will make an exception. Please submit no more than one or two questions at once, as I tend to go into detail in my answers.

Experience in the area
I wrote my first book in 1957 and have been writing and studying writing since. I have a BA in Written Communications, and have taught writing both privately and through adult education for 15 years. Have also edited (fiction books) for an online publisher and edited/wrote more than 100 articles for realsexed.com.
Currently writing web content and mentoring beginning writers.

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What do you like about this subject?  My mother was a writer, my sister and brother were writers, two of my nieces write - guess I come by it naturally. I have loved books since I was a little child. I also love editing, mentoring, rewriting and ghosting.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  The future is in e-publishing. Now everyone can be published! Set up a webpage (I'll tell you how) and go for it!
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I hope to finish the books I have started, sell them, make money, and become a well-known writer. So far all I have achieved is to make money.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  Should we do away with hardback books altogether?
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Recent Answers from Susan Rand
2008-11-09  first draft finished, now what Hi Heather: Congratulations on finishing your first draft. First drafts are very seldom ready to send out for publication. Two or three or more rewrites may be required before a MS is actually finished...
2008-10-27  Opening lines Hello Michele: Thank you for the compliment, and I'm glad you found me! I can't write your opening line for you, but I will say this. The purpose of an opening line (or paragraph) is to seize the...
2008-10-16  How to begin and put emotion into writing Hi Rachel: Yours is a common problem. Young writers often find it difficult to get started and when they do, they don’t like what they write. It doesn’t “seem right,” doesn’t “come out” the way the...
2008-10-07  Book Writing Hello Idahor: Start by listing all the things you want to point out about your topic. Just write them down as they come to you, in no particular order. Reference your Bible quotes by writing book, chapter...
2008-09-17  novel - fiction Hello Billie: Resist. Resist, resist, resist! You have nothing to edit until you have a first draft finished. By the time you get to the end of your first draft you will (or should) know what needs...
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