Today’s AMQ post comes with thanks to Sara. Without further ado… Hoping you’ll critique my query… I liked your online bio and wishlist online and I think you might want to know how to become a Messiah. PROFANE FIRE AT THE ALTAR OF THE LORD is about three men, each […]
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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 […]
Daphne gave to me an answer to Valerie’s pressing question: I’ve just been introduced to your website and agency with high recommendations. However, in reviewing your submission guidelines it doesn’t appear that you take genre romance. Could you clarify for me? That I can, Valerie! At this point, no, I […]
Hello, readers! I feel like I know you all so much better after all your wonderful comments on Friday’s post. Let’s keep the conversation going, shall we? Today I want to show you a peek into my query inbox with a breakdown of genres and subgenres found within. This isn’t […]
My friend @gooddirt shared an interesting article today discussing the age-old writer’s dilemma: which comes first when you’re writing, characters or plot? The post also shares five great tips on starting with either, and so I highly recommend giving it a read. But it got me wondering — do you […]
Maureen Johnson brought my attention to a great post this morning on In The Library With The Lead Pipe by Gretchen Kolderup, a YA librarian, about everything that’s great about the category, and why people should read it. It’s a long post, but well worth your time. I just wanted […]
So much for being back, huh? As I said, I’m taking it slowly. One thing I have been doing is reading lots of great manuscripts from my clients — the latest version of LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Stephanie Perkins, which Dutton will publish in September, THE NEW […]
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’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 […]