Blogger: Wendy Lawton
My chapter for this morning was Exodus 20–The Ten Commandments. I took time to write each one out in my journal since my mind always connects better when my hand is engaged. The practice got me to thinking.…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on May 21, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent | 57 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Writer’s Lament:
Lament One: I’ve written my first book. It’s not only fresh and well-written but I’ve experimented with technique and really pushed the envelope when it comes to content and format. My critique group calls it a work of…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 23, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Publishers | 85 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
A story of an agent reaching out to an author.
I was shot down today in an email! Actually, I’m making it sound more dramatic than it was, but I needed a hook for my story.
I met an author…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Apr 12, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Finding an Agent, Writing Life | 39 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
If you have yet to experience a meeting with an agent at a conference, or if you’ve had several but came away with regrets on your performance, you need to invest in some careful preparation. Follow along on…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Apr 3, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Writer's Conferences | 68 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Last week I wrote a blog post about how an agent spends a typical day in the office. You can read it here.
Today I’m at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference as a faculty member. You might…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Mar 25, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Writer's Conferences | 43 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
So. . . you need a literary agent. You know you’ve got a knock-em-dead manuscript but now you have to find an agent willing to represent you. You’ve done everything right. You’ve gone to the agency website to see…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Mar 5, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Contests, Finding an Agent, Queries, Writer's Conferences, Writer's Conferences | 135 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We received a package today filled with goodies for one of the agents at the agency. This gift was from a writer who emailed a query for a project and mailed the box to go along with the…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Feb 13, 2013 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 74 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I grew up in the Mission District of San Francisco. It was a magical place for a child to live– corner stores on every block. Many of our neighbors lived above retail establishments. The closest was a Chinese…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Social Networking, Writing Life | 117 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
If you are a planner, no career is tougher than that of a published writer. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could sketch out a timeline? In a perfect world it might look something like this:
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 15, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Writing Life | 112 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
An important tool writers must have with them at writers conferences is a one-sheet. If you aren’t familiar with this term, it is a one-page document that describes what you have written and why you think it is…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent | 55 Comments
