Rejecting Agents Are Like Department Store Shoppers
Aspiring authors often get frustrated at the lack of feedback from agents who decline to represent our books. But literary agent Rachelle Gardner makes a great analogy to explain the thought process of rejecting agents: “”When you walk through the department store looking for clothes, do you stop at every single item of clothing and…
continue readingMorrell Releases Kindle Exclusive
According to press releases bestseller David Morrell is releasing several previously unpublished books exclusively on Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. “Publishing these 10 books in the Kindle Store is a great opportunity to explore how electronic publishing enables me to give my readers additional, unique content,” said Morrell in the press release. “Available at $9.99 or less,…
continue readingNPR Writing Contest, Judged by Michael Cunningham
I don’t enter many writing contests, although lots of people do so with surprising regularity. Some folks approach contests as a way of generating a name and building up a resume. I don’t follow that prescription, but I do like to sometimes use contests as an exercise, to try something a little different, and pursue…
continue readingNathan Bransford on Weighing Contradictory Advice
Years ago, aspiring authors struggled in a sort of abyss, with no information about the publishing industry and process available. Maybe you had some colleagues who could provide a few tips. Maybe you relied on some out-dated books for strategies and techniques. But as a whole, information was pretty lacking. Nowadays, with all the information…
continue readingCar Crash at the King Estate
According to published reports, a car crashed into the fence surrounding bestselling author Stephen King’s Bangor, Maine home. Nobody was injured in the accident and King himself was not at home. As the reports point out, King has had several unfortunate incidents over the years. It can become quite tiresome to hear these Hollywood celebrities…
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