Tag: Sam Hiyate

  • How meeting Sam Hiyate changed my writing life

    How meeting Sam Hiyate changed my writing life

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    Emily Potter
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    The first time I pitched to agents was by far my most terrifying experience as a writer. A friend convinced me to attend a weekend writing conference and, at the end, we pitched a dozen agents. In person! I wasn’t the only one panicking either. People were freaking out around me. Some refused to leave their hotel rooms…

  • Get Paid to Write for Magazines (Interview)

    Get Paid to Write for Magazines (Interview)

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    SYWW Team
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    “Write about what you love and do it for the joy of it. Never for the money, never for the fame, the status, the book tour, to impress your friends, not even to say you’re a writer or an author… Do it for the love of it, and the joy of it. That’s, I think,…

  • How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 2]

    How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 2]

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    SYWW Team
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    A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published.  To find a literary agent, you’ll need to send him or her a convincing query letter. But how do you write an effective query? We interviewed Literary Agent Sam Hiyate for his advice. Watch the video to find…

  • How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 1]

    How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 1]

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    by

    SYWW Team
    in

    A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published.  To find a literary agent, you’ll need to send him or her a convincing query letter. But how do you write an effective query? We interviewed Literary Agent Sam Hiyate for his advice. Watch the video to find…