I know that the vast majority of authors haven’t worked in the publishing industry and aren’t spending their days acquainting themselves with its ins and outs. I know that for the uninitiated it’s increasingly difficult to tell the difference between traditionally published books and self-published books. I know you would rather just write your books […]
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Book sales are up! (This week in books)
This week! Books! It’s not all doom and gloom out there in book land. Amid the pandemic and , per Jane Friedman book sales in 2020 are poised to be one of the best years in recent memory, with children’s books a particular bright spot. Stacey Garratt and Jeff Rivera published an extensive look at […]
Make your verbs active (page critique)
If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in our discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this area! […]
How to spice up relationships in novels
Sometimes there are relationships in novels that just feel flat, and try as you might you just can’t get them to come alive. The characters themselves might be interesting, but when they get together somehow things just don’t feel like they pop. I’m here to help. Much like with individual characters, the key to spicing […]
Comic-Con literary agent panel!
I was extremely psyched to participate in a fantastic Comic-Con@Home panel with Quressa Robinson (Nelson Literary Agency), Holly Root (Root Literary Agency), DongWon Song (Howard Morhaim Literary Agency), and Lars Theriot (Industry Entertainment)! We talked about everything from the nuts and bolts of what agents really do to the current publishing and film landscape. I […]
How to write for a changing world (This week in books)
This week! Books! As you may have noticed there’s a pandemic going on, and it’s upended many of our notions of “real life.” So… what do you do with that as a writer? Writer David James Poissant talked about the struggle (“delusion” in his words) of writing a timely novel in a constantly changing world. […]
