Writer and blogger Tymothy Longoria featured me on a guest post today on why many writers choose to write in secret. Here is the link to view the post: Rowling and Meyer: Writing in Secret.
Part II — Annette Pollert: It’s a Dirty Job, But You’ve Gotta Do It: Advice for Revising Your Middle-Grade or Teen Manuscript
This post is Part II of the highlights from the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington. I had the pleasure of attending the conference this past Saturday and as always I learned a ton. If you missed it, my previous post Part I discussed BookStop Literary agent Kendra Marcus‘ lecture on The Picture Book in 2010 […]
Kendra Marcus: The Picture Book in 2010 — Part One
I had a fabulous time at the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington this past Saturday and as always I learned a lot. I also took some short notes on BookStop Literary agent Kendra Marcus‘ and Simon Pulse editor Annette Pollert’s lectures. This will be divided into two posts. The first will discuss some of the […]
SCBWI Conference Spokane, Washington
I’m heading out to the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington this weekend where I will have the pleasure of Simon Pulse editor Annette Pollert critiquing my manuscript. Other speakers at the conference include: literary agent Kendra Brooks with Bookstop Literary, author/illustrator Teri Sloat, and picture book author Deb Lund. I will be taking some notes […]
Breaking In: The Children’s Market
I happened to stumble upon children’s author Pam Calvert’s website and saw a helpful tab in her index called Cracking the Children’s Market Code. There are bunches of bulleted suggestions as to how to break into the market. The first being: “Get published–somewhere! Anywhere!” Culvert professed: “I started by editing a small running club newsletter. […]
Some Words on Word Counts
If you haven’t checked out Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents Blog, it is definitely worth a gander. Sambuchino is the editor of the Guide to Literary Agents, which has been published for 15 consecutive years by Writers Digest books, and his blog is filled with helpful information for writers. He wrote a great post […]
Query Letter Help
So, you just finished your 100 million word manuscript and are looking for agents to submit to. You hop on numerous agents’ websites, peruse their submission guidelines, and keep seeing the same dreaded words over and over again: “Agency X does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Please query our agency first.” “Oh God!” you scream, “anything […]
How to Write a Query Letter Using Screenwriting Techniques
Many of you know that you need a superb query letter to snag an agent. However, many writers think the query can be more stressful to write than the novel. How are you supposed to boil down your novel into a one page query? Well, let me show you how many screenwriters do it. “Screenwriters?” […]
Literary Agents Not Requiring Authors/Illustrators Only Picture Book Submissions
It seems that more and more agents are representing author/illustrators only, but, after careful research, I’ve complied a list of agents accepting picture book manuscripts from writers without them having to be an illustrator. However, since publishing is a very fluid business, be sure to double check their submission guidelines and requirements on their websites. […]
What to do with Leftover Novel Research Facts: Tips from Arthur Slade
Novelist and comics writer Arthur Slade wrote a really interesting article over at the Globe and Mail. He gives some great advice for what to do with all those facts that you couldn’t integrate in your novel after researching. The current YA I am writing, “Scarlette” takes place in France during the mid-18th century Beast […]
