I’ve been working with one of my clients, who shall remain nameless (Hi, Mitch!) to trim down his long middle grade fantasy. Clocking in at over 140,000 words it is, as I said, long. Meanwhile, I recently set out to write a short story. Apparently, I have a hard time writing anything short. The story […]
The best way I can answer the question of the title is to tell you two stories, the stories of my two attempts to get a literary agent. Attempt to get an agent #1 The first story happened back around 2011-2012. I was seeking representation for my novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior. Over the course […]
This is the second time I’ve been given the opportunity to review this book, which is updated annually, by the publisher (New World Library). I always jump at the chance, not because I need the listings (I have a wonderful, amazing, fantastic agent) but because I love reading the articles that are included. More on that […]
So, I found the cool infographic below in my travels as I searched for information on the history of literary agents. Because, of course that is what one searches for in one’s travels. No, really, it is because I’m co-leading a workshop on publishing this weekend and since Thanksgiving was so time consuming, I’ve not told […]
I am working on a rewrite of my novel, The Bonne Chance Bakery. And, of course, the exciting news is that this rewrite is not just for me. Nope, I am rewriting to the notes from the agent with whom I just signed, Erin Niumata, and one of her readers. This is all happening […]
I was talking to my friend Janet yesterday, and I told her my story about acquiring my agent. "Wow, when the time is right, things happen fast," she said. Yes, they do. And, when the time is right, things happen a bit differently. I do NOT recommend this, but I ignored lots of the advice I routinely […]
For starters, in case you missed the news, I am now officially represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Lit. Woot woot! Best news ever. It happened fast. She was the only agent I sent the query to, and it was one week from sending her the query to the phone call offering representation. A freaking miracle. […]
So, there's this thing called the internet. And we use it for nearly all our research into anything these days. This is especially true for research on topics that have to be current, such as, well, agent and editor listings. When you have a story or novel to submit, you hit the interwebs to find […]
So, this blog has been around for awhile, like seven years, and because of that I've amassed a lot of posts (over a thousand of them) which is something the Google loves and thus I get some traffic through here. Because I get traffic, I also get people pitching ideas to me for the blog. […]
This is one of those posts that I write because I don't know the answer and I'm trying to figure it out. (Ha! Like I ever know the answers.) So bear with me as I sort it out. Imagine: –a writer, talented but still raw, without a lot of words beneath her belt, finishing a […]
