Not All Publishers Are Alike
Why I turned down a publishing contract. Actually, I turned down two contracts and here’s why. For many years traditional publishing was...
Vince Santoro
- Mar 16
- 3 min
The Challenges of Writing Historical Fiction
You have a story idea and you like history. Now you have to put the two together.
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Vince Santoro
- Feb 18
- 3 min
What Does it Take to Get Published?
In a writing workshop, the instructor wrote on the board the three things a writer needs to get published...
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Vince Santoro
- Jan 12
- 5 min
Lessons from Journalism: What Journalism Taught Me About Writing Fiction
While I was attending a course at Ryerson’s School of Journalism in Toronto, the instructor said...
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Vince Santoro
- Dec 17, 2020
- 7 min
Subjectivity and Rejection: One Leads to the Other
Rejection is a necessary step to success. Yet inherent in most rejections of a story is the degree to which subjectivity plays...
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Vince Santoro
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Beta Readers Are Worth Their Weight In Gold
A beta reader is someone who has agreed to read an unpublished manuscript and give their feedback.
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