Ask Daphne! I can use WHAT?!

A question from Kay that enables me to outsource my Ask Daphne column to an expert. In fact, that might be a good theme for the week! You ask me a question, and I’ll find the best person to answer it and post it here. Email questions you want answered by editors, or any of [...]

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Ask Daphne! About My Query XXXIII

I’m so excited! I have the PERFECT shoes for this post. Check it. That being said, you all know how this goes: I post a query, give you my thoughts, you all chime in with your comments in the aptly-named comments. Dear Ms. Unfeasible, Eighteen-year-old Eden Rosenberg knows how to kill and she’s damn good [...]

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What Do You Expect?

Moonrat, otherwise known as Editorial Ass, has a brilliant post up on her blog today, entitled What Can I Expect of My Agent? Her big two must haves: Full Fiscal Disclosure and Comfortable Communication. Click through for the rest, including some frequently asked questions. But what does that MEAN? Moonrat explains some, but I’ll add [...]

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There’s No Business like SNOW Business!

I was driving through the doldrums of I-80 in Nebraska on Wednesday when I got the news: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle was a New York Times bestseller! Congrats to John, MJ, and Lauren, and to the amazing team at Puffin for all their hard work. Hard work?, you [...]

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NaNoWriMo Round-Up

We made it to December 1st! How did you do on your NaNoWriMo novel, for those of you who were working on one? How many winners do we have? And what’s your plan for the coming months? I’d love to know. (So long as it isn’t “query kt literary moments after typing The End.”)

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