Show Me The Love The first romance novel I read was SWEET RELEASE by Pamela Clare. Pamela is a good friend and when this very first book of hers was published she hand-delivered a copy to me. That was in 2004 when I was uber-pregnant with my son. I remember […]
agent selection
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Daphne shared with me a question from Gabby, who emails: I’m writing a book… I was wondering if you have any advice on literary agents or any you recommend. Normally, a question like this sends me running for the hills — there’s just SO much I can say — but […]
I popped in to today’s YAlitchat, and read one anonymous poster’s theory that agents can be ethical or effective, but not both. Now, that was less than an hour ago, and that user no longer exists on Twitter, so possibly they were just there to brew a little ha ha. […]
As Rexroth and I prepare to enter the cave of new parenthood, I thought it was getting a little quiet here on ye olde blog, so I’m digging through the archives to find some of my favorite posts from years past. Enjoy! GrammarGirl writes: I have this “friend,” see. Her […]
I tweeted a bit about this earlier, but I thought I could share my thoughts on the subject in a little more detail here. And, after all, it wouldn’t hurt to have this information easily searchable in the future. So, say you’re an author with multiple submissions out to agents […]
I’m working on the assumption that most of my current readers may not be the same ones who were reading me back when I first started this blog, but if any of you are long-time readers (and I mean LONG time), I apologize for the repeats. For the rest of […]
Corinne writes to ask: Could you maybe shed some light on why an agent might love a certain genre, but choose not to represent it? For example, in your bio on the site, you say that you’re interested in urban fantasy and would love work by, say, Joss Whedon, but […]
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 […]
Too cute slippers for those days you’re not feeling well, and just want to stay in your pjs, for Georgiana, who writes: Like the majority of people who contact you, I am a writer who is interested in being published. Some years ago, I had a story published by Word […]