We just finished a week of pitch sessions during our first agency Pitch Party! It was a huge success and we all met with so many excellent, new writers. I was impressed with the quality of projects I was being …
Tips for better productivity
I don’t know about you, but I’m always trying to find ways to be more productive. It seems like each day flies by more quickly than the day before. I have found a few areas where productivity can be increased; …
Query Letter Tips
Last week, we finished up our second writing intensive! It was a wonderful time and we were able to work in-depth with writers to help them grow toward publication. We were able to do some deep work on query …
Goal Setting in the New Year
This year, I decided to set a large dollar number for my annual project sales goal. I am not sure I’ll be able to hit this goal, but I wanted to set a goal to push myself to greater heights. …
Six tips to help you build your e-newsletter list.
One of the best ways to reach your true readers and fans is through your email newsletter. Only those who want to hear from you will sign up for a newsletter, so these people are the most invested in your …
Publishing can be a slow journey.
The other day I received an email from a potential client asking me if I would have an answer for him about representation quickly because he was counting on his book releasing from a traditional publisher this year. He felt …
What might be making it hard for you to find an agent?
The goal for many of our blog readers is to find a literary agent and get their books published. Today, in hopes of helping you to be ready for an agent, I’m going to cover some “red flags” that would …
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Building a Writing Community
Writing can be lonely. You sit in front of your computer, day after day, typing away–agonizing over the words that will come together to form the story that you’ve dreamed up. It takes many solitary hours to craft and edit …
Finding distraction-free time
I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of experience with distractions! I have had to find ways to work around mine and put them into their proper places and I have some tips to pass along to …
What authors should have in their files.
What should a writer have in his or her files? With tax time here, I thought this might be helpful.
An author should be able to open up his or her files and find a bunch of information. These files …