Answer-Thon
Jonathan Lyons of Lyons Literary is hosting an answer-thon at his blog. Lots of good info on pitching multiple projects at once, agents expectations of authors, and disappearing agents. Good stuff.
continue readingGetting Your Book on the Shelves
If you’ve self-published a book, used a print-on-demand service, or gotten squat for help from your publishing company’s marketing department, here’s a great article with detailed instructions for pitching your book to book buyers and store managers. [I learned about this article from Jonathan Lyons’s blog, and I think he got it from Shelf Awareness.]
continue readingParisian Pen Habit of Mark Sarvas
I profiled lit blogger extraordinaire and debut novelist Mark Sarvas in the May 2008 issue of Pen World. In the piece, Mark describes how he used pens during the writing and editing of his novel, Harry, Revised. He also explains his habit of collecting pens while in Paris.
continue readingQuery Letter Comparisons and Bragging
Nathan Bransford has a great blog post about bragging. And the comments yield an interesting discussion as well. Bransford’s point is that you should “brag” on yourself all you want in a query letter. Share your relevant achievements and accomplishments. However, then turn off the spotlights. “When it comes to describing the actual work in…
continue readingAnd You Thought You Had a Lot of Books…
The New York Times features a great article by Alberto Manguel about how he selected his home, in large part, because it could house his 30,000 volume library.
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