Ep 143: A Writers Worst Enemy, with Annalisa Parent Summea

02/23/21 • 3 min

The Writing Gym Podcast | Annalisa Parent | Writing Coach

What is a writers worst enemy?

Where does writers block come from?

How do I overcome writers block?

What is a writers worst enemy?

Where does writers block come from?

How do I overcome writers block?

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Ep 142: Get a Literary Agent to Request Your Manuscript, with Jeanne Covert

Annalisa Parent Summea speaks with Jeanne Covert, Writing Gym member about how to get a literary agent to request your manuscript.

In this episode, you’re going to learn:

How to get a literary agent to request your manuscript
How to get to the front of an agent’s line
How and why an agent asks for a full manuscript

You’ll want to be sure to download the free resource guide, Escape the Slush Pile that will walk you through how to avoid an agent’s ‘no’ list--the slush pile AND accelerate manuscript requests. Take a minute to download the free resource guide at www.writing-gym.com/request. Don’t forget the dash!

Jeanne Covert is a screenwriter who has now successfully added novelist to her publishing credits. Now agented, her journey was an exciting one including receiving 2 requests for full manuscripts in one day from top agencies. She shares her secrets with us today.

Next Episode

Ep 144: Refocus With Your Writing, with David O'Hara

Annalisa Parent Summea speaks with David O’Hara, professor at Augustana University about how to make time for your writing, immersing yourself in research for your writing, and more!

In this episode, you’re going to learn:

How to make time for your writing
How to refocus and find time to write
How writing from your authentic self will make your writing pay off

You’ll want to be sure to download the free resource guide, Making Time to Write, for this episode that will walk you through how to dive deep into the research that could help your novel come to life. So take a minute and download the resource guide at www.writing-gym.com/refocus. Don’t forget the dash!

David O’Hara is the co-author of From Homer to Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Philosophy, and Narnia and the Fields of Arbol - among others. He writes about wild places like the Alaskan Tundra, the Rainforest of Guatemala, or the Barrier Reef of Belize.