Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Delaware
Weather: 59º and sunny
As we continue talking about the writer’s journey let’s look at the second step.
Step Two: The Threshold
This is the jumping off point for the adventure. Once past this threshold, the hero…
By Wendy Lawton on Mar 9, 2010 in Blog, Writing Life, query | 7 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Cloudy and 67º
I guess you can tell that we’ve been talking about rule-following and judicious rule-bending this week. Let’s take a look at some of the rules you’ve heard about…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 11, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Finding an Agent, query | 5 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Gorgeous Autumn Weather– sunny and 66º
You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions on how and how-not…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 9, 2009 in Blog, Finding an Agent, queries, query | 12 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After weeks, possibly months, of waiting for an answer to your submission, you receive a short, polite letter (or email) informing you that your project isn’t right for the agent…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jul 22, 2009 in Agents, Finding an Agent, Writing Life, query | 6 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When an agent sends a rejection letter, different types of rejections mean different things. Here’s the inside scoop, as I see it, on four main forms of rejection:
The Plain Old…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jul 21, 2009 in Agents, Finding an Agent, Writing Life, query | 10 Comments
