Author of MISERERE: AN AUTUMN TALE and writer of dark fantasy. I've long been accused of telling stories, which is a southern colloquialism for lying.My website
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Category Archives: Literary Agents and Blogs
An Interview with Weronika Janczuk, Literary Agent
I am so excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to my literary agent, Weronika Janczuk of the D4EO Literary Agency. Although we’ve only been working together for a short time now, I can tell you that Weronika is passionate about writing and … Continue reading
on the value of networking
For those of you who read helluo librorum regularly, you know that Monday is the day I usually post. Last week was completely blown away from me by a much-needed and most excellent vacation to the lovely city of Miami, … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Agents and Blogs, publication, query letters, Writing
Tagged acquiring a literary agent, Borderlands Press Boot Camp, D4EO Literary Agency, fiction, fiction writing, literary agents, Michael Hughes, networking, novel writing, Publishers Marketplace, query letters, social networking, Weronika Janczuk, writers, Writing
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Big news!
I’m so excited to announce that I am now represented by Weronika Janczuk of the D4EO Literary Agency. In the coming week I’m going to tell you how it happened and hopefully have the opportunity to introduce Weronika to all … Continue reading
approaching literary agents
My good friend Kelly Bryson asked me to do a post on the correct way to research and approach the literary agent of your choice. I think it’s a great idea, especially in light of Nathan Bransford’s recent experience, which … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Agents and Blogs, Writing
Tagged literary agents, queries, query letters, Twitter for writers, writers, Writing
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literary agents – take them or leave them?
First of all, this isn’t a rant. If you’ve come here to bash literary agents, rant on your own blog or go elsewhere. There are plenty of places you can go, and while I try to restrain my words, I … Continue reading
Posted in Business Plan, Literary Agents and Blogs
Tagged agent/writer relationship, literary agents, writers, Writing, writing career
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congratulations to peter cooper!
One of my OWW friends and valued critique partners, Peter Cooper, has been selected by Nathan Bransford as the guest blogger for Thursday August 6, 2009! CONGRATULATIONS, PETER! Stop by Nathan’s blog next Thursday to read Peter’s post and be … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Agents and Blogs
Tagged guest blogger, Nathan Bransford, Peter Cooper, writers, Writing
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a contest, a contest . . .
Contests are fun and a good way to stretch your writing skills. Jessica Faust and Kim Lionetti at Bookends Literary Agency are offering a contest via Twitter this week. You can find the rules of the contest at this post: … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Literary Agents and Blogs
Tagged Bookends Literary Agency, Contests, Jessica Faust, Kim Lionetti, Writing
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Google Book Settlement
The Author’s Guild and the Google Library Project have reached a settlement that appears on its face to be the lesser of all evils. How well that appearance will hold up under scrutiny is anyone’s guess. Very briefly, here’s how … Continue reading
query letters — again
We can’t seem to delve too deeply into the mysterious words we want to use to write our way into publication. Laverne Daley has a great link on her post A Query Letter Alert (about an interview with Wendy Burt-Thomas). … Continue reading
agent vs. writer
Or is it the writer vs. the agent? This is the thing that will not die, and it probably should go down in a violent and ugly death. I’ve been browsing agent web sites and writer web sites where everyone … Continue reading
