This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. I don't know about you, but I'm not one of those rah-rah kind of people. Let's just say...no one would ever accuse me of being a cheerleader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzkI31BABP8 And it's pretty easy for me to get down on myself when those rejections... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Your manuscript is shiny and happy. You've done your research and found the perfect agent for you, your novel and your career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ0vDAbF7s But there's a problem--the agent is closed to submissions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbfMlk1PwGU Do you give up? Not necessarily. If you're convinced... Continue Reading →
September means that August in New York (and everywhere else) is over. It's a good time to get some submissions out there! There are some interesting contests coming up so it might be fun to add one to your submission plans. Here at Sub It Club, Author Marcie Wessels was kind enough to share the... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. We're told to personalize queries. We're told to research agents and editors--heck, I told you to personalize queries and research agents and editors. But there is a caveat. Don't be a creeper. Don't mention in your query letter how pretty an agent's... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Okay so remember the movie The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe and the ever-creepy Tom Ewell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwSEM5lI-U The story's all about a guy whose wife and children leave New York for the month of August, because that's what families do... Continue Reading →
Wondering whether or not you want to query a specific agent? You may have heard the advice – ask their clients. Hmm. It's questionable advice indeed. Why? Agents get thousands of queries every year. Imagine that each person that queried the agent first asked their clients about the agent. How do they work... what are... Continue Reading →
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