On Publishing Historical Fiction and Getting it Read

Last week, Sarah Johnson posted on the Historical Novel Society blog about which centuries have been best represented in traditionally published historical fiction in the last year. You can check out the results for yourself (don’t forget to read the comments,...

Client Kait Nolan on NOOK Press

My client Kait Nolan is a self-publishing phenomenon. She knows more about PubIt! and its challenges than most. So she seemed like the perfect writer to reach out to for her opinion on Barnes and Noble’s recently announced DIY publishing platform: NOOK Press. As...

Publishing News of the Week

Traditional News: Association of American Publishers reports that adult hard-cover revenues dropped 7% in 2012. Sixteen books penned by Ray Bradbury will soon be available in ebook format.  Seventeen-year-old author, Beth Reekles, talks about her seven figure, three...

Name The Dragon – Contest!

So, have you seen our new mascot? Our fabulously talented author Julie Kagawa made us this adorable dragon: Being from Julie, though, he has a bit of magic about him. Like Prince Ash from Julie’s Iron Fae series, this little dragon has not told anyone his true...

Pitching Dos and Don’ts

I just took a look at my schedule for this weekend’s conference in Madison, and yowza, I’ll be spending a lot of time in pitch sessions. This spurs excitement and anxiety in authors and agents alike. We’re excited to find new potential clients, but as with the slush...

What I do to prepare for author submission

I think there is some mystery shrouded around what agents do to prepare for a submission. After you sign with your agent the next big step is going on sub. Your agent will approach editors with your manuscript to try to sell it to the house the editor works for. So...