Hey guys! Renee and I have some fun stuff planned for the near future with this blog, but we need YOUR help. We’re looking for your favorite quotes from KT Literary books – either just the words, or if you have them illustrated in some way, even better! Please post […]
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What other shoes could I post an image of today but Kate Middleton’s wedding heels? Lovely! But on to the questions! Eleni asked: I’ve got a 7 page synopsis in rough draft form for querying. Do I need a 7-page synopsis or is that pretty rare? I’d say that’s pretty […]
I know I’m horribly late with today’s post — which is pretty inexcusable, considering my day started at 6:30 am. Anyway, the big news of the day hit this evening, so I’m almost glad I waited. GalleyCat tipped me off to the new FCC guidelines (pdf) for reviewers, which now […]
One of the pressing questions at this week’s #kidlitchat on Twitter was about an author’s online presence. Specifically, does what an author writes on his or her blog or website color an prospective agent or editor’s thoughts about working with that author? And for the most part, the answer was […]
I think I’ve admitted before my love for Entertainment Weekly. Not only is it the only magazine I still subscribe to, but I love their PopWatch blog for up-to-the-minute reporting on all things entertainment. My one beef? The three, maybe four if I’m lucky, pages that they devote to covering […]
A conversation starter today, if you don’t mind. I was thinking about blurbs, and how eager we as agents and editors are to get the right people to blurb our books, and I posed the question on Twitter: As readers, how much weight do you put on blurbs? Will you […]
Not just a speed round, let’s call this a lightning round, shall we? (in honor of these cool shoes.) I asked for questions on Twitter, and here’s some of the gems I received. If you keep asking, I may keep answering, but let’s start with what we have, mmmkay? @Brattyhack […]
I’m terribly grateful to the Literary Life blog for naming Ask Daphne one of her favorite blogs and awarding me the Premios Dardos award, acknowledging “the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.” I do try! As […]
Thanks to the WebMonkey’s hours and hours of hard work (and yes, I did some, too!), I can now unveil our exciting SEKRIT project. Drumroll, please…. We’re moving! But not very far. Ktliterary.com is migrating over to WordPress from Movable Type. What does this mean for you, my devoted readers? […]