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 […]
Plot Musings: ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson
SPOLIER ALERT! The following post includes spoiler warnings for Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, SPEAK. You have been warned. Once in a while that one book comes around that is exceptional. This is that book. I’ve been hearing about this novel for years but had put off reading it due to its subject matter. (I’m a […]
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 […]
‘The Sound of Music’ = ‘Jane Eyre?’
Occasionally, I like to think about plot similarities between movies and books. Before I delve in to today’s topic, I’d like to note that this post contains spoiler warnings for both JANE EYRE and the movie THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which I will be referring to as TSOM. You have been warned. I am not […]
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. […]
Plot Musings: ‘Twilight’ = ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Literary agent Brenda Bowen of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates had a fun post on her blog comparing TWILIGHT and the musical, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Bowen says, “Edward Cullen is to 2008 what The Phantom was to…1988.” She then compares the similar layout and color scheme of the movie and the musical’s posters and how Edward […]
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 […]
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