Author Resource Library

Advice for the New Author

The Elevator Pitch

The Hook

The One-Sheet

Preparing a Fiction Proposal

Writing the Query Letter

Writing the Synopsis

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About Suzanne Hartmann: Author of Fast Track Thrillers. Writer of WRITE THIS WAY: TAKE YOUR WRITING TO A NEW LEVEL, a resource for novice and veteran authors. A teacher, wife, and homeschooling mom.

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