Tom Corson-Knowles, Author at TCK Publishing

How to Write the First Chapter of a Book: A Checklist for Novelists

Your story starts at the beginning, and beginnings are so important. I often hear from writers that the book really gets going a few chapters in. So why don’t you start the story there? In this era of micro attention spans, most readers are not going to...

Why Novels Get Rejected: Acquisitions Editors Share What They Look for in Manuscript Submissions

by Tom Corson-Knowles | 95 comments

Many writers after submitting a manuscript for publishing consideration ask us this simple question: “Why did my book get rejected?” There are two ways you can answer this question: either you, the author, made some mistakes with your manuscript, or the...

11 Things Good Writers Do: The Writing Habits of Successful Authors

by Tom Corson-Knowles | 2 comments

Recently, TCK Publishing posted a job opening for a new Blog Manager. Within a few weeks, we had hundreds of writers apply for the position. Most just didn’t make the cut. So, what separates a great writer from an average one? Employers, publishers, and editors are...