We talk a lot here on the blog about attracting an agent, but for the lucky writers who find representation, that’s only the beginning. There’s still the dating game of trying to match a manuscript with an editor, and even after a contract is signed, there’s the long road to publication. So I [...]
Well, we’re hours away from the end of November, and I’m curious — how did you do for NaNoWriMo, those of you that participated? Rexroth is upstairs working on his final wordcount as I type.
As for my NaMaReMo project, I have to admit I didn’t do so well. I’m still behind, but making progress forward.
And [...]
Some of the most popular posts on this blog have always been my “About My Query” posts, and I’m delighted at long last to open up again for submissions! Here’s how it works: Please email me at daphne.unfeasible@gmail.com with your query, with the subject line “About My Query:[Your Book's Title]“. I will take the first [...]
In honor of everyone’s favorite day to dress up and be someone other than yourself, I want to salute some great book-related costumes! First of all, I have to share the cutest little peddler, my friend Jay & Laura’s boy Henry, from Caps for Sale:And some publishing folk really get into the holiday — like [...]
Fellow Colorado agent Kristin Nelson shared a link today from PW’s ShelfTalker blog. I won’t repeat Kristin’s fab overview of the problems with a lot of covers, but I do want to re-emphasize the comment from Elizabeth Bluemle about making decisions for an entire industry based on a single person’s opinion:
I also understand that publishers [...]
