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Shelfie: Minnesotan Fantasy Writer
One for writing… And one for reading… Surrounded by inspiration. ~Dennis Langley~
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Shelfie: An Editor Decorates
When your bookshelves are the main decorative feature in your dining room, they better look nice! Also a great way to immediately turn the conversation toward books when new people come over ~Anna...
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Shelfie: Canadian Writer Newlywed
Got a Kindle and gave away loads of books to save space in small apartment — then moved and got these bookshelves. Anyone want to buy a Kindle? ~Emily Saso~ Tagged: Emily Saso, Shelfie
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Shelfie: Writer in Hungary
Took this with your blog in mind while at a dive bar in Budapest. It can be titled “Booze with Books.” ~Catherine Brunelle~
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Writing in 2014: Some Things You Might Want to Do
There are so many things I’m looking forward to in 2014! I’d like to share a few of the things I’ve cooked up, because they require planning and calendars and time management and stuff, and I don’t...
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Open to Picture Books! Tentatively.
In case you missed the news back in 2013, I have two clients coming out with picture books in the next year! Ruth Horowitz, award winning author of Crab Moon and a bunch of other books for young...
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How I Woke Up My Muse: Writing Fiction in 2014
In my writing life I’ve been searching for a BIG IDEA. I mean, I’ve had a bunch of ideas over the years. I have an idea for an historical YA which I may never write. The research and “getting it …...
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Questions about Queries: a self-referential interview
Linda: Good morning! I wonder if we could ask you a few questions, a little interview of sorts? Me: Sure. But referring to yourself in the third person will make people think you’re stuck up, or have...
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Getting Through February: books, crocuses, imagination
February sucks. Living in New York, I’m just so done with winter by now. I’ve enjoyed the let’s sleep-in, cook up a storm, build a fire snow days. I’ve made it through the last December’s pressure to...
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Snow Day 101: A Guide for Work-at-Home Writers & Others
Everybody knew today would be a snow day. The weather report was dismal. Half the emails coming into my inbox signed off with, “Enjoy your snow day tomorrow!” Usually, when my kids’ school closes I get...
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What I’m Currently Looking for
Non-fiction: Not currently looking for new non-fiction projects. Memoir: Not currently looking for new memoir/narrative non-fiction projects. Short fiction/Essays/Screenplays: I don’t represent these....
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Inside Scoop: Dish from the Literary Agent Intern
Kickin’ Things Off with a Contest! In my first few weeks interning for Linda, I’ve noticed a recurring theme among some of the query letters: they lack effective loglines (or one is not present). For...
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Inside Scoop: Dish from a Literary Agent Intern… and the winner is!
First, I’d like to thank everyone who entered the logline contest last week! After careful consideration, the winner of this contest—and winner of a copy of Veronica Roth’s Divergent—is Rae! Here’s her...
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Do You Need a Website Before You’re Published?
The short answer: no. The longer answer? Well, do you want to do everything you can to help yourself get published? I mean, it’s not imperative. Nobody’s going to say, “Well, she doesn’t have a...
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Spring is in the air! What I’ll be doing on my summer vacation…
What will you do with your summer vacation? It’s not too early to plan. I swear I saw a sprig of green outside, just the other day (before the temperature dropped back down int0 the 20′s). Spring is...
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Celebrating Success: My Buddy Kelly Light
I want to tell you all about Kelly Light, an author-illustrator friend of mine, who has been very busy recently, and will soon have her first book published that she not only illustrated but also...
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Five Things You Can Do To Improve Your Query Letter
Make sure you’ve sent your query to someone who wants to read it. Does the agent to whom you’re submitting represent the genre that you write? You’re wasting your time (and the agent’s) if you write YA...
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Researching Lit Agents: Some things to think about
Here’s some inside scoop from my intern, Tara Slagle… In order to find your dream agent or editor, you need to know who likes what, and what they’re accepting. If you do this, it could save you a lot...
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Checklist to See if Your Manuscript is Ready for Submission
1. Can you confidently say what your story is about, in 3 sentences or less? 2. Have you let your manuscript sit undisturbed for at least a few weeks, and then read it again? 3. Are you finished...
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