I am constantly scouring the internet for tips on landing an agent. Recently, I read something that I had never asked myself before. Would an agent continue reading past the first sentence? How about the first paragraph? The first page or chapter? Oh, my, God. I don’t know. I don’t even dare to ask my …
Querying literary agents for THE AMIRAH DIAMOND has been long and enlightening. I have learned a great deal from the writing industry that could only have come to me by way of error. I will soon be a fully trained Jedi Master; the dark side will not prevail. Click here to view my Query for …
I’d like to coin the term inundation-hostility. Its definition is simple: an abundance of digital suitors seeking recognition. AKA too much pressure all at once. Imagine your teenager’s cell-phone and the constant pilling of messages they receive just during dinner. Hundreds. How do they keep up? A letter to hard working agents, editors and publishers, …
Let me be very clear, I am not a silver-linings kind of person. My life motto generally is that if I don’t get what I want it’s because I didn’t commit enough time, I did it wrong, I wasn’t worthy, or there is a best effort that I have not yet achieved. So I find …
Memoir 101 was mind-blowing. Seriously. One single memoir is like ten years of therapy. Who knew? Thank you Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance for the connectivity you provide your members. Writing is intentionally and uniquely lonesome. But, that gets lonely. I’ve met so many other quirky writers who love to share their process, however, not …
