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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