Oh Those Social Agents
You on Facebook yet? Do you Tweet? How about LinkedIn? MySpace? There are many good reasons for authors to have a presence on social networking sites. Some literary agents also
April 9, 2009
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Blurry
“Books are never finished, they are merely abandoned.” – Oscar Wilde When the writing is slow, I fear I’ve forgotten everything I know about how to write a book. Everything
March 27, 2009
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Creating Author Websites
If you’re putting together a website for your books, check this out. Here’s a great summary of do’s and dont’s just in from Book Binge from the reader’s perspective.
March 19, 2009
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More Query Advice
More advice on queries found here: http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/03/selling-yourself.html
March 12, 2009
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Show, don’t tell. Most of the time.
Good post over on Query Tracker blog about “show, don’t tell.” http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2009/03/showing-vs-telling.html I especially appreciated the part about when to tell. Telling has its place.
March 9, 2009
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#queryfail Day on Twitter
Hey Tweeps, in response to a suggestion by literary agent Colleen Lindsay, a number of agents and editors are tweeting their memories of the worst queries they’ve ever received kicking
March 5, 2009
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Ask the Psychologist
QueryTracker.net blog has been revamped, rebooted, relaunched with several guest bloggers including Columbus author, psychologist Dr. Carolyn Kaufman of Archetype Writing: Psychology for Fiction Writers fame. Dr. Kaufman’s bio explains:
March 4, 2009
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Quick! The Rabbit’s Napping
“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.” – T.S. Eliot Taped to the edge of my computer screen is a yellowing newspaper horoscope from September 25, 2003:
March 3, 2009
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Google Settlement
Has Google violated your copyright? If you’ve published a book in the past several years, Google has probably published it online thereby stepping on your copyright toes. Participate in the
March 2, 2009
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Planner Eating Dog Needs Name
Columnist and certified laughter leader Pat Snyder needs your help naming the dog that will appear prominently in her upcoming book, The Dog Ate My Planner: Tales and Tips from
March 1, 2009
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