I recently discovered Hoopla (thanks, Michelle!), and borrowed the audio version of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It was a book that I knew I didn’t want to own, but wanted to read to stay current …
Will it be easy to sell my next book after the first is published?
“Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”
We see this assumption expressed in the many emails we receive from writers who believe that the book …
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The Reading Parent: Dads vs. Moms
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I came across an article about a 2015 Harvard University study that showed that when a father reads to a child it leads to more advanced language development than when a mother reads to a child–especially for …
Your Writing Resume
It’s important to keep up a writing resume to track your writing achievements. If you don’t keep track of what is going on in your writing career right when it happens, back-tracking will be very difficult. Having an up-to-date resume …
Fiction Giveaway Time!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was struggling to find a blog topic, but then my eyes fell on a stack of beautiful novels. I have an extra copy of each of these books by my clients …
Books for book clubs? What do you suggest?
First, Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day! I hope you are able to celebrate what he stood for and take some time off today for some peaceful reflection and relaxation. If you are working today, hang in there! And thanks …
A Favorite Christmas Book
Do you have a favorite children’s Christmas book? Mine isn’t a typical one. I just read it to my kids two nights ago. The book is Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola. When I was in second grade, my …
A Book to Read When You Feel Discouraged
Everyone gets discouraged at some point, but publishing is an industry full of emotional roller coasters. It’s easy to fall into the pit of discouragement as a writer, publisher, editor or agent. And 2020 has brought a lot of unexpected …
Four Types of Rejection
When an agent sends a rejection letter, different types of rejections mean different things. Here’s the inside scoop, as I see it, on four main forms of rejection:
The Plain Old Rejection (usually sent for rejecting query letters):
This …
Does Winning a Book Award Matter?
Does winning a contest or an award make a difference in a writer’s career?
My basic answer is: Yes, it does make a difference because being a finalist or winning any award sets your book one notch higher than those …