It’s time once again to take a look at what illustrators who shared their postcards and tips with us in the past are up to now. Postcard Post Old Home Week is back with illustrators Nina Victor Crittenden and Jenn Bower. Nina Victor Crittenden Nina has had an exciting year. She signed on with agent... Continue Reading →
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, part the last in our outlandishly long series on choosing an agent. (Here are parts the first, second, third, fourth and fifth for your perusal.) Let us contemplate what it will be like when you get to the end of your agent-query journey. No, before that part. You've asked your questions... Continue Reading →
Part five of our almost-ending series of posts about deciding if a particular agent is for you looks at three different balances of power in the author-agent relationship. (Part four in the series is here, part three is here, part two is here, part one is here.) Ladies and gentlemen I give you... WHO THE... Continue Reading →
Part the fourth in a six-part series, here are one, two and three. Another one of the million things to consider when mulling over an offer of representation, is whether he/she is an editorial agent. Pretty easy to tell the difference. An uneditorial agent will say he/she leaves the editing up to the editor. An... Continue Reading →
Learning to query is a process. Author Rebecca Colby has been through it all, from struggling through learning the intricacies of querying to selling a book and acquiring an agent. Lucky for us, she's sharing her experience here at Sub It Club! Rebecca tells us her story and breaks down the letter she queried her agent with.... Continue Reading →
Yes, people are discovered in the slushpile. Happens all the time. And no matter how much an agent/editor likes you, she won't sign you unless the writing is there. However. It only stands to reason that an agent/editor will give your query a more serious look if she's met you. While not all of us... Continue Reading →
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