
How I Beat Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is something I stressed a lot about before becoming published but have rarely thought of since. The block is nothing more than our inner perfectionists wresting control—we resist… Read more
Writer’s block is something I stressed a lot about before becoming published but have rarely thought of since. The block is nothing more than our inner perfectionists wresting control—we resist… Read more
Here’s a question I’m asked a lot: how do I know when my book is ready to query? There is no right or wrong answer, but here’s mine—I felt my… Read more
A cover is incredibly important to a book’s success, so you want to get it right. I was lucky in that I loved my cover for my first book, Darling… Read more
One question I’m frequently asked is how my book ended up with its title(s), so I thought I’d shed a little light on the process. The book you know as… Read more
You might want to read Part I: Before Submission and Part II: During Submission before reading this post. You’ve made it through the submission process and accepted your very first… Read more
You might want to read Part I: Before Submission before reading this post. If you’re wondering whether there’s a point in the publication process when the writer gets to sit… Read more
Congratulations, fellow writer—you have an agent! (If you’re not there yet, you might want to check out my posts about how I got my agent and the questions I asked… Read more
Congratulations! The hardest part of the agent journey is behind you: you’ve received one—or more!—offers of representation. Now it’s time to figure out whether you and this agent are a… Read more
In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In Part II, we discussed how to put together your own list of agents to query. In… Read more
In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In Part II, we discussed how to put together your own list of agents to query. In… Read more
In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In this part, we’ll discuss how to put together your own list of agents to query. The… Read more
The importance of an agent to your writing career cannot be overstated. If you want to be published by one of the Big 5 publishers, an agent is a must…. Read more