In honor of my adventures on the slopes today, a par of ski boots to see us into the weekend! And an AMQ post from Lisa, which I’m going to once again ask my incredibly intelligent (and likely less-muscle fatigued) readers to critique first. Ready? Let’s go! Dear Ms. Unfeasible, A mystical book transports a [...]
I wish this post was just off the cuff, and not in connection with anything I’m doing, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. The sad fact about publishing is this: not everyone is going to make it. Sure, in this technologically evolving world, you can take your manuscript that’s been roundly rejected and self-publish it, [...]
It was a tough decision, but Intern Jenny and I looked at all your entries for last week’s contest to win copies of Albatross and Scarlett Fever, and the winners are… Emily for Scarlett Fever, for her inspired role on Project Runway, and Amy B. for Albatross for her Star Wars color guard performance! Emily [...]
We talk a lot about query letters here, and (I hope) provide a useful service for people to improve their letters. But as I looked at various queries in my email inbox today, I thought about how important a one-sentence pitch truly is. Call them “hooks” or “tag lines” or what have you, they’re the [...]
My client Stephanie Perkins is a big romantic softie. Not only did she share of her favorite romantic scenes from some movies and books with her blog readers the other day, but then she posted some of her readers’ favorite moments. It’s all very swoon-worthy, and I suggest you check it out. Needless to say, [...]
