These lovely shoes are part of the Tron: Legacy couture line, and while, at $800, they’re not going to be cheap, that’s probably a bargain compared to being trapped in cyberspace for a decade or more, right? Anyway, moving on to today’s question, Denise writes: I’ve read conflicting information on […]
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So, a few days ago, I started playing Mass Effect 2 again. I’d played through it before a couple of months ago, and downloaded all the new content to play with my “main” Shepard, but something compelled me to start again, to try it just a little bit differently this […]
I often get questions at conferences or on Twitter about resending a query to an agent. “What if,” the author asks, “I’ve made drastic changes and it’s practically a different project now?” Well, it depends. Did you turn your contemporary YA into a paranormal MG? That’s different. Otherwise, I think […]
Since I’m out of the office this week on vacation, I’ve turned my blog over to my clients, who wanted to share their thoughts with you on a variety of subjects. I let them have free rein because otherwise, well, just trust me, it’s for the best. Today’s post is […]
As August creeps upon us, and I get ready for my beach vacation, I thought we could periodically take a trip through the archives, and revisit some Ask Daphne! posts from the past. Here’s one from way back in January of 2008: I have a finished paranormal romance and want […]
As is one of the perks of my job, I often get to read my clients’ manuscripts at a relatively early stage — if it’s material that hasn’t sold yet, well before anyone else knows how awesome it is, but also, when we’re talking about books already under contract, either […]
In the theme of resubmitting, revisions, and repeats, a re-post of one of my favorite pairs of shoes I’ve featured on this blog. And so on to Lisa, who asks: Hi! I’ve sent out a several queries for my novel and have received quite a few requests for partials but […]
I love these shoes. When I think of shoes to illustrate a post about editors, these are the ones that come to mind. And speaking of editors, (Not Intern) Jenny asks: Do you work as an editor on in-progress stories? I understand that proposed non-fiction does not necessarily have to […]
Greetings from the Black Hole of Editorial Revisions! For the first-time author, the path to publication can feel like you’ve been sucked into a black hole of unknowns after you write the words ‘The End’. You’ve written a novel, now what? There are certain milestones of which most writers are […]