A look behind the veil at what literary agents are thinking and some tips and tricks for writing.
Getting Started On Your Book Proposal
That introduction started as a long e-mail to the literary agent.
Writing a Second Novel (or Third or Fourth) is Notoriously Difficult
Spend four days as your character.
Eat lunch as that character.
Why Do Agents Go to Writers’ Conferences?
Adjectives are not your friends. They’re like too much salt.
Take a Field Trip and Get To Know Your Types of Reader
Which titles would your book be snuggled up against?
Should I Fly to NY to Meet My Publisher?
Don’t just hop on a plane right after the deal is made.
The Snowflake Method
How to get your plot rolling… The craft has rules, it can be learned, and it’s not about brilliance.