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Bex Drate
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
What Not To Do While Querying Literary Agents
Here are four things I learned NOT to do after submitting queries to literary agents (and what to do instead).
Bex Drate
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
My Favorite Writing Craft Books
What are your favorite craft books?
Bex Drate
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
The #TenThingsChallenge for Writers
Each day for the month of June, I will be making a list of ten things related to my work in progress or writing in general. Please join me!
Bex Drate
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
Why Authors Should Bother with Analytics
Let me give you three quick examples of want analytics can do for authors.
Bex Drate
- Feb 23, 2019
- 5 min
Half Tree Excerpt: On Love
I want to share this work in progress excerpt from Half Tree. One of its themes is an honest exploration of different kinds of love. This...
Bex Drate
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
Current Project: Half Tree
Just be yourself. That's what everyone says when seventeen-year-old Allison Keller is forced to spend fall semester in her mom’s tiny...
Bex Drate
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min
Hi, I'm Bex Drate
Why I Write I have been incredibly blessed, but like everyone, my life has seen some bumps. During those times that I just had to put my...
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