THE FIRST FIVE PAGESIt’s a funny thing, the first five pages of a manuscript. They say—I’m referring to agents, editors, and publishers here—that the first...
LANDING A LITERARY AGENTWell, people, fellow writers around the blogosphere, and internet trolls, I am still trying to land that ever elusive literary agent,...
GETTING YOUR BOOK TO AN AGENTMany writers out there wonder how, in the hell, can they get their book into the worthy and capable hands of a literary agent. Well, it’s...
FORGET THE WRITING ‘RULES’I think one of the hardest things about being a writer is that you have to trust your gut. For most of us aspiring authors, it’s a tough...