Dec 14, 2016
December marks the beginning of the end of 2016. The year brought a mixed bag, but writers should look at these final weeks a different way: the prep-period before contests. Contests give you an opportunity to get a sample of your work in the hands of multiple judges...
Dec 7, 2016
Well, maybe that’s not all I want. But is it any accident that some of the best books of the year are published between September and December? I’m going with no. There are beautiful cookbooks, and art books, and juicy novels. A new book by an old...
Dec 5, 2016
GUEST POST BY J.M. FREY It’s no secret that while I’m a novelist, I’m also a screenwriter, a voice actor, and a huge fan of the webseries community. A few years ago, I volunteered on the set of a webseries that eventually got picked up for television (and premiered in...
Nov 29, 2016
Today is Giving Tuesday. Of course, all giving should be deeply personal and meaningful. In years past, I spent the weekend before Thanksgiving working at the Goddard Riverside Community Center Annual Book Fair in New York City. It was hard but fun, extremely...
Nov 22, 2016
Authors all agree that a book cover is one of the most important aspects of marketing and selling a book. Agents always try to negotiate book cover consultation rights, which, in practice, can be a bit of a tug-of-war with the publisher. Book cover approval rights are...
Nov 21, 2016
Your best friend, good friend, church friend, neighbor’s cousin, brother-in-law… Someone in your social circle works as a literary agent. Here are some things to consider: Don’t use personal social media to ask the agent if they’ve...
Happy Book Birthday to THEY THOUGHT THEY BURIED US by NoNieqa Ramos