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There was an interesting and disturbing article going around Twitter the other day. An agent had apparently offered an author representation, but only if she cut a point-of-view character…who happened to be gay. As the author put it, this boy’s romantic subplot didn’t go beyond kissing (just like the straight characters), so it wasn’t a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No, I’m not here to talk about the military and that stupid-ass policy. Rather, I want to discuss an issue that was brought to my attention by a member of my online writing group. She sent me an off-board message asking if I thought being digitally published hurt my chances of signing with an agent. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, after my RT round-up post, I was asked to talk about the pitch sessions some more. This is my attempt to manage that without sounding like an idiot. I arrived at the convention around ten in the morning, with my first pitch scheduled that day at three in the afternoon. And to make matters […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At almost the very last minute, I found out I could register for agent & editor pitch sessions at the Romantic Times Convention online. (Yes, once I re-read the site, it was clear, but when I looked before the only part that registered was “on site only”.) So, now I have appointments. Go me. Er […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was talking to a friend of mine about writing today. Someone had told her not to be too critical of first drafts. She told me she wanted to kick them “because first drafts suck”. Which got me to thinking: writers often refer to their books as “their children”, especially when we send them […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back in January, my critique partner introduced me to Twitter and mentioned it was a great way to “get to know” agents. I signed up and haven’t looked back. I’ve “met” and had great conversations with several agents, editors, as well as other writers. These chats have run the gamut from publishing to kids to conventions […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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