Yesterday I read Jessica Faust’s post about a day in her life (not a typical day, just a day), and it occurred to me that I always get warm fuzzies when I read about agents checking in with their clients to see how they’re doing. Maybe it’s just the agents whose blogs I read, or… Continue reading Who holds you accountable?
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Brenda Novak’s auction o’goodness for diabetes research
I stumbled upon a link on Joanna Bourne’s blog where she mentions that she’s auctioning off a critique. It’s part of Brenda Novak’s 6th annual auction to raise money for diabetes research. And holy crap if there isn’t a boat-load of goodies on offer – from critiques by agents and editors, to a six-month mentorship with… Continue reading Brenda Novak’s auction o’goodness for diabetes research
Why does everyone have to write a book?
I tried to join the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s New Writers Scheme last week. For those of you in the US, the RNA‘s a British association for romance writers, although a lot of their authors seem to write more chick-lit than what American readers would consider romance. I hadn’t heard from them (not surprising, since you… Continue reading Why does everyone have to write a book?
How agents think
A couple months ago, I wondered out loud what kinds of questions agents and editors ask themselves about your manuscript when they’re reading it for the first time. As if they’ve been pondering my post for several weeks,* three agents wrote blogs this week giving insight into how they think.
Conference season
I don’t know if it’s the time of year, or if these things happen year round, but I’ve noticed several agents talking about conferences and workshops lately. The problem is, they almost never seem to name which ones they’ve been to. I’d love to see an agent write a post with a round-up of the… Continue reading Conference season