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One of the best things you can do in your query letter is to list some solid comp titles for your book. In the library world, we call these readalikes: books that resemble your book, or that fill in the blanks in the sentence "Readers of _______ and _______ will like...

Placement is everything when it comes to selling books. In children's book publishing, a lot of the key to a book's placement is the age of the protagonist. Usually, middle grade novels have protagonists between ten and thirteen, and young adult novels focus on teens...

Here's a link to a blog post I wrote for Digital Book World about hybrid authors and expanding your delivery options while keeping story at the heart of your craft! http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2017/hybrid-authors-spotting-one-in-the-wild/

There's an old joke that most of us have probably heard at some point, and it goes something like this: "Today I met a man with a wooden leg named Smith!" "So what's the name of his other leg?" Misplaced modifiers often lead to unintentional humor. And my...

Guest post by Terry Persun We all know the old adage, show don't tell, and including sensory detail from our five senses helps us drop the reader into our story world.  Here are some tips to consider for your next project. Sight The most often used sense when writing...

It's our Agencyversary! Happy birthday, Fuse Literary! *confetti cannon* That means it's also time for our annual charity benefit. Last year, we donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The year before, we donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society....

Recently I have seen some confusion about what is a picture book vs a chapter book (don't chapter books have pictures too?) and what is a middle grade title. Obviously there are some gray areas, and some titles that cross genres. But I thought I'd do a post on the...