Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
August 31, 2011
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Do you enjoy reading stories of intrigue, romance, and adventure set in a historical setting? Are you willing to critique the…
Read more of “Wanted: Critique Partners”August 29, 2011
Ever wonder how different James Joyce's work might have been if he hadn't come from Dublin or Virginia Woolf's without her longing to return to London? Didn't Faulkner set most of his novels in the…
Read more of “My Hometown...Where I Get Inspiration”August 26, 2011
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE How does a writer sell their story, their masterpiece, their baby, to an agent in only a few paragraphs? Can you really write a foolproof query that…
Read more of “Making the Best Query Ever”August 24, 2011
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Finally finish that last revision of your story? Now you just have to summarize the entire plot and essence of your novel in just a paragraph or two?…
Read more of “What's in a Good Synopsis?”August 22, 2011
Tired of spending all that extra cash on paperbacks? Or maybe that pricey new e-reader still doesn't quite feel like an old fashioned book did in your hands? Are your household shelves choking on the…
Read more of “Why Libraries Rock!”August 19, 2011
It's Friday, the weekend, which means time to catch up on all that pleasure reading, right? Ever go crazy, gobbling up as many tomes and novels as you can on your couple days off? Or perhaps you go…
Read more of “How Many Books Do You Read a Week?”August 17, 2011
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE What's the most bizarre thing you've ever researched for a book? Trying to figure out what the weather was like on a certain day in history? Or maybe…
Read more of “Bizarrest Research”August 15, 2011
Sometimes between rewriting your nth draft or receiving your next rejection letter it can feel difficult to continue persevering. Hours and hours before a computer screen, paper and electronic…
Read more of “Persistence Pays Off”August 12, 2011
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE His shopping lists have been called poetry. His bird bath attracts bald eagles. He bowls overhand. He is the “most interesting man in the world.” Lots…
Read more of “The Most Interesting Man in the World”August 10, 2011
You've finished your final draft. You've had friends and fellow writers provide feedback. Your manuscript is as polished as you can make it...so do you start sending it out to agents? No matter how…
Read more of “Using a Professional Editor”