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How to Get the Most from a Critique
I do a lot of partial manuscript critiques for conferences, webinars, etc. and I’d like to give a few pointers to make sure you’re getting your time and money’s worth. There tends to be at least one in any given group of critiques that won’t get anything useful out of...
Small Presses and the Interwebz
I've been sitting here in my office (bed) this morning while eating a healthy breakfast (Apple Jacks) reading some really great discussions on Twitter about small presses that seem to have come from a wonderful article on Reddit written by Beth Revis. I thought I'd...
The Thinking Man’s Blood and Guts
Guest Post by Client Kristina Meister in celebration of her new book: The One We Feed Someone once said, "Science Fiction is the genre of the improbable, and Fantasy is the genre of the impossible." I would like to extend that and suggest that Horror is the genre that...
Online Writing Conferences and Pitch Opportunities for Writers
Over the past few years the number of online writing conferences, classes and pitch opportunities for writers have exploded. From Twitter pitch contests to complete writing courses there is almost any kind of online activity to help you grow your writing career. Some...
Publishing conversations with my friend’s seven-year-old kids
After the Willamette Writers Conference and the PNWA Writers Conference the weekend before, I spent a few days theoretically resting and catching up with some good friends at their home in the Pacific Northwest. That led to an exchange that led to this tweet: "I'm...
Historical periods I’ve moved on from
I love historical fiction, love it! That being said, there are some historical periods that have been the subject of so much scrutiny they can seem trite and overdone. Here are a few I've personally moved past. The period I'm over: World War II - There is a lot to...
The Sensory Deception Carves a New Genre
Guest blog by client Ransom Stephens. I met Laurie McLean, one of our founding agents, for a drink about 14 months ago. My second novel was accumulating rejections, despite unanimous and more-enthusiastic-than-necessary praise from my sample audience. You can tell,...
Marketing Your Hot New Release
Guest Blog by client Philippa Ballantine! It’s the most exciting time in an author’s life; the birth of your book into the world! It can be overwhelming, exciting…and just a little bit terrifying. All the hours spent crafting this book are coming to fruition, but you...
Independent Publishers for the Children’s Book Writer
Recent years have marked the rapid growth and quite successful independent book publisher market. Many of these have proven to be an invaluable outlet for writers for a number of reasons. To mention a couple, not only do they provide the yet unpublished author a way...
How to Prepare for a Writers’ Conference
Thursday kicks off the big annual conference for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and we’re all very excited. Through crazy random happenstance, our founding partners were invited to present long before we set out on this wonderful new venture. Maybe they...
