1.0LG O'Connorhttps://lgoconnor.com/siteLG O'Connorhttps://lgoconnor.com/site/author/lgoconnor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qnUYVljhnH"><a href="https://lgoconnor.com/site/anytbsa2/">PART 2: Are #1 New York Times Bestselling Authors Teaching New Writers Bad Habits</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgoconnor.com/site/anytbsa2/embed/#?secret=qnUYVljhnH" width="600" height="338" title="“PART 2: Are #1 New York Times Bestselling Authors Teaching New Writers Bad Habits” — LG O'Connor" data-secret="qnUYVljhnH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgoconnor.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/writing1.jpg650433A couple of months ago, my maiden blog post asked the question: “Are #1 New York Times Bestselling authors teaching new writers bad habits?” The reason is because many new writers are fighting an increasingly competitive battle to get agent and publisher representation in traditional publishing. With overflowing slush piles and the increasing pressure on […]