Trident Media Seals Deal
The folks at Trident Media Group are definitely some of the more accessible, approachable, and generous agents that I’ve come across, so I was pleased to see that Melissa Flashman and Jenny Bent signed a great deal with Houghton Mifflin in a pre-empt recently. How to Be Useful: A Beginner’s Guide to the Meritocracy by…
continue readingImpressive Showing from Cormac
It’s easy to get overlooked in all the Harry hoopla, but an encouraging note is that Cormac McCarthy’s new novel, No Country for Old Men actually has a sales rank of #21 this morning. Officially released tomorrow, McCarthy’s novel is lagging behind 7 different Harry Potter entries, the ubiquitous Da Vinci Code, and a handful…
continue readingHarry Impacts
Now that merchants have had some time to sift through the empty boxes, vacuum the floors from foot traffic, and figure out just what Hurricane Harry did to book sales, the numbers are staggering. The Associated Press is reporting that the New Harry Potter novel sold an astonishing 6.9 million copies in its first 24…
continue readingSorting Through the Red Pencil Marks
Australian Max Barry, author of Syrup and Jennifer Government has a great blog where he ruminates on writerly matters as well as other topics such as his impending fatherhood. On this site, he has an interesting bit about getting comments back from his editor and having to decipher all the editor-speak. Several weeks ago, Barry…
continue readingHilarious Headline
I have to admit that I’m still learning the snarky-jokey-witty turn of a phrase that characterizes most blogs. I try to play it straight until my inner comedian just can’t be restrained. But although I don’t do the jokey thing all that well, here is an AMAZINGLY hilarious title. First, lemme tell you about the…
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