Author: John Sammon

The Query Letter

Posted by John Sammon | July 29, 2026 5:58 am | Commentary

A query letter is the one-page letter you will write to a publisher after you have completed a...

Posted by John Sammon | July 24, 2026 2:14 pm | Commentary

If you’re a writer or a fledgling writer and you want to enter a writing contest and think you...

Posted by John Sammon | July 16, 2026 12:06 pm | Commentary

My advice if you’re thinking about taking a writing class in an effort to become a novelist or...

Posted by John Sammon | July 9, 2026 4:03 pm | Commentary

Last week I mentioned writing a novel that is a roman a’ clef. This is where you write a novel...

Posted by John Sammon | July 2, 2026 3:31 pm | Commentary

In writing a novel (or a nonfiction book) you will use good grammar. In this column I will not be...