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If you write picture books, you've heard the term "character-driven" A LOT. Everyone seems to be looking for character-driven picture books, but what exactly does this mean? You might have a story with a central main character, but is it truly character driven? I get...

Last week I attended the 7th annual Digital Book World in New York City. I tweeted about it from the audience. A lot. In case you missed the tweets, I'll attach some here to give you a general idea about what happened at this important conference. You can find all the...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FUSE! *confetti cannon* We all consider ourselves very fortunate to be part of Fuse Literary, and one of the ways we celebrate our agencyversary every March is by giving back to those in need. Last year we did the #MS4MS charity auction (with over...

Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms, boasting over 400 million active users worldwide (77.6 million in the U.S. alone, according to one source), compared to Twitter's 305 million active users (in 2015). Although writers primarily use their...

When my eyes are too tired to read another word on the page--or a screen--there is nothing I love more than watching a killer or a copper with a British (or Irish or Welsh) accent. Don't get me wrong, I love British and Irish crime drama on the page too. I love Tana...

Many of you have probably heard that publishers are doing less and less to promote their books, and so authors are expected to take on an ever-increasing share of the marketing load. This of course varies depending on the size of the publisher, the author, and the...

ROCKING THE POST CONFERENCE I just returned from the ultra-fabulous San Francisco Writers Conference and thought it might be a good time to share some tips on what you need to do AFTER a writers conference to make it worthwhile and the most value to you as a writer....

It's February 14th. You know what day it is? Singles Awareness Day. But don't get S.A.D. Get even. In ink 😉 Helen has a big signing at her local B&N today, and we managed to catch her beforehand for a quick interview. Here's a snippet: Fuse Literary: What is your...

Hey there Fuse fans! Today I thought it might be useful to talk about an element of novel-writing that I get a lot of questions about. That is points of view. Not first person vs. third person, though that's probably a worthy blog post on its own, but rather how...

It’s almost Valentine’s Weekend, which means it’s almost time for one of my favorite matchmaking events, the San Francisco Writers’ Conference. I’ve been going to this one every year since before I was an agent (shout out to Linda Lee and her crew of rockstar...