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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Tag Archives: literary agents
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
goals and patience
Writers are known for making goals, but not all of us are known for our patience, especially with the query process. While writers often decry the waiting and the subjectivity of the whole process, I think we’re all missing the … Continue reading
Posted in Submissions
Tagged fiction, fiction writing, literary agents, manuscript submissions, novel writing, queries, query letters, Submissions, Writing
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lunch hour links for writers – 2/17/10
This week we’re talking about researching and approaching literary agents. I thought instead of a rash of links I would give you a few places to begin your research. If you’ve found the literary agent of your choice and you’ve … 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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lunch hour links for writers – 2/3/10
This is the week of the query, so off we go with links to query letters and such from around the net. A very nice post is available at Agent Query, which gives some very succinct examples of hooks. This … Continue reading
lunch hour links for writers – 12/9/09
The Dead Thing on my desk (fondly known as Ignatius) and I are back with another round of lunch hour links for writers. Please forgive my darkling, he’s not overly chatty, but that’s one of the reasons I like him. … Continue reading
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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lunch hour links for writers — 10/21/09
Before we do anything else, we must say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the lovely Ms. Ursula K. LeGuinn! Today is her 80th birthday, and all of us at helluo librorum extend good wishes for her health. Today, in honor of my … Continue reading
query letters – the neverending subject . . .
This was just too good to pass up for referral. Go to Edittorrent and read “How to Put It Together Into One Neat Tweet.” [Note: it’s not a tweet, but really sound advice on how to put organize the information … Continue reading
Posted in notes on writing, query letters, Writing
Tagged authors, Books, literary agents, query letters, writers, Writing
