The Novel Query (or, How NOT to get a prom date)
So it’s come to this, finally. Two years ago, I wrote this post about a guy waking up by himself. Now, nearly 25 months and 97,434 words later (well, a lot more than that, actually, when you consider...
View ArticleI think I’m over-thinking this querying for a literary agent
I found a penny on the ground this morning. A “heads up” penny, actually. That’s the lucky kind, right? At 38 years old (39 in 11 days), you’d think I might be immune to that kind—or really, any...
View ArticleHumor for the query-worn soul: Rep Me Maybe?
One day last week, as I was driving home from work and contemplating my query letter for Famine – you know, wondering again if a tweak here or there wouldn’t give it a little extra punch, like you do –...
View ArticleThis is where an interesting post would go
But this isn’t one of those. I mean, it is. A post, that is. But interesting? Well, in the immortal (nearly immortal? somebody check into that for me) words of Bob Barker, “Survey says?! Oh, I’m...
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Some people get to travel to interesting, exciting places for business. New York City, Paris, London, New Orleans, Las Vegas. I also get to travel for business from time to time. And when I do, boy,...
View ArticleLanding Your Dream Agent in One Easy Step
Earlier today, I put the last few words of revision into the manuscript for Project Macaroni and sent it off through the ether to my agent. For the foreseeable future I will try to forget about it...
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