Monthly Archives: May 2008
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Even in LA, I'm still getting good news! Thank goodness for wireless, that's all I can say. It's how I was able to read this wonderful five star review for Alyson Noel's CRUEL SUMMER, from TeensReadToo.
As are so many of my publishing colleagues, I'm off to Los Angeles for BookExpo America, or BEA. I'm leaving lots of room in my suitcase for the galleys I hope to pick up while I'm there, as well as whatever cute tote bags, and giveaways I can get my little hands on!
Josie Bloss' BAND GEEK LOVE continues to get some great early reviews, like this one from the Ya, Ya, Yas and this one from Book Divas.
I'm off on Wednesday to Los Angeles for BEA and the Pitch Slam Session at the Writer's Digest Books Writers Conference. If you won't be in LA to pitch me, or just say hi, here's a few more upcoming events where I'll be speaking or meeting with authors. Hope to see you at one of them! And if you're part of an organization that would like to speak with me about attending a conference or workshop, please email me at events@ktliterary.com.
Intriguingly, I've recently received a number of queries sent in response to my strong stated interest in literary fiction, to which I say... huh? Sure, on my submissions page, I mention I'm looking for "brilliant, funny, original middle grade and young adult fiction, both literary and commercial" but this is all in one bullet point, and thus, I think pretty clear that the word "literary" here refers to "middle grade and young adult fiction." Does anyone still remember how to diagram sentences?
Most agents, if you know them well enough (or get them drunk) can tell you about the "book that got away": the manuscript in their to-read pile they didn't read before another agent snapped it up, the project they passed on that was sold by a colleague for big bucks, the super-duper mega-bestseller they thought sounded like a retrend of everything they'd ever read before with nothing original about it. And then, in a different category of books that got away, there's the one they maybe sold or worked on in a previous incarnation -- as an editor, perhaps, before they hung out their own shingle, or the Times bestseller whose royalties are all going straight to their former agency after they set out on their own.
We're not up there yet, but I'm definitely looking at Writer's Digest list of the 101 Best Sites for Writers as something to aim for in the future.
Parlez-vous Francais? If so, then click on over to Amazon.fr to pick up the French edition of Alyson Noel's FLY ME TO THE MOON, published by Fleuve Noir. C'est tres jolie!!