Okay, you’ve finished writing and polishing your young adult manuscript. Now what? Let’s say you’ve decided to go the “traditional” publishing route–then your next step is to query agents. Sure, it is possible to sell a YA manuscript without an agent, but it’ll be much harder (and usually happens when an author makes a connection … [Read more…]
Last month, I mentioned buying a Writer’s Market as a first step to making money as a writer, and this month I’m going to expand on that tip a little. But first, a cautionary tale. A few years ago, I met an artist (we’ll call her Kelly) who was working on illustrating a children’s book … [Read more…]
… not as pretty as “autumn leaves”, but still interesting, I hope. Seems like a lot of buzz around ‘the death of books as we know them.’ Somehow, I think they’ll still be around for a while… And once again, my apologies if you comment and I don’t reply. I am, again, traveling during this … [Read more…]
Twenty Five questions to ask a literary agent may seem like a lot. Afterall, there are a lot of great, reputable agents out there but there are also a lot of not so great and not so reputable ones. Even more important to realize is that even if you find a great, reputable agent interested … [Read more…]