Manuscript Critique Schedule and Updates

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd check in with an update on my current manuscript critique schedule. I also have an update to share regarding my editing services. Recently I went through a difficult and life-changing event and had to take a step back to deal with it. As a result, … Continue reading Manuscript Critique Schedule and Updates →

Why Aren’t Literary Agents Responding to My Query Letter?

Back in the old times, before memes and author TikTok and Elons destroying the Twitter brand by renaming it X like a conqueror toppling the statue of the former leader, writers would snail mail their query letters to fancy New York City literary agents--with, like, you know, paper and envelopes and stamps--and you won’t believe … Continue reading Why Aren’t Literary Agents Responding to My Query Letter? →

Where to Find Literary Agents

For authors who are new to the query trenches, it can be difficult figuring out where to find literary agents. In this post I’ll share some of the most common resources authors use to browse prospective agents, and I’ve also populated a list of agencies that you can Google one at a time. Manuscript Wishlist … Continue reading Where to Find Literary Agents →

What if It Happens to You? | A Portrait of a Querying Writer

YOU'RE READY. You believe this is the book. Your synopsis is just right. Your query letter could hook a person who doesn't even read. You've generated a list of agents who represent your genre, a balance of high-profile presidents of the agency to senior agents to associate agents. You send out a batch of queries. … Continue reading What if It Happens to You? | A Portrait of a Querying Writer →

On #PitMad and Querying

I’M UP late on the eve of #PitMad, the biggest pitch event on Twitter, a quarterly affair that always ends in writers landing agents who go on to land those writers book deals. Untold thousands of aspiring authors participate, vying for the “likes” of perhaps a couple hundred agents. As writers, the odds are automatically … Continue reading On #PitMad and Querying →

I’m Living the Dream Over Here

TODAY I'VE been thinking about the night I decided on a whim to start my Twitter account. I didn't know why I was doing it at first, but I quickly became connected to this community of authors, and suddenly I had access to one big ongoing conversation about books and writing. This was brand new … Continue reading I’m Living the Dream Over Here →

I Want to Read Your Query

I WANT to read your query and/or your opening chapters. There are many of you out there who can't afford an editor or a query consultant but would love the opportunity, so I'm volunteering to take on as much of a workload as I can manage. At the same time, I would love to make … Continue reading I Want to Read Your Query →

A Love Query to Agents

A QUERY and a love letter are no different. You're trying to pour your heart out to someone who does not yet understand you. You're trying to form a connection. You're trying to become your beloved's chosen suitor—but it's tough, for she has other callers. This one is a doctor. This one knows how to … Continue reading A Love Query to Agents →