Mar 17, 2016
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...
Mar 15, 2016
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...
Mar 2, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Feb 24, 2016
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...
Feb 18, 2016
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...
