In Which I Meet The Doctor and Travel through Space and Time (i.e. Get a Book Deal)
You guys. YOU GUYS. You have no idea how long I've wanted to write this post. (Since I was seven, basically.) I mean, really, who...
Publishing is Different for Everyone
There's been a lot of talk on the internet lately about self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, good books vs. bad books, fast deals...
Pitching Tips from the Slushpile
For those of you who haven't heard (and if you haven't heard, where have you been?!), Brenda Drake is hosting a pitch contest called...
How to Start a Novel
I've recently been toying with ideas for WIPs, waiting for one of them to grab hold of me so I could put fingers to keyboard and start...
The Obnoxiously Long Story of How I Got an Agent
June 2, 2006. The day I sent my first query letter. It was for an alternate history novel that took place in the Civil War era. That's...