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Author Spotlight: Charles Belfoure
The Paris Architect, about a gentile architect who designs hiding spaces for Jews escaping the Germans in occupied Paris in World War II, is Charles Belfoure’s first novel. His previous writing was all...
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Deleted Scene: I Shall Be Near To You, Erin Lindsay McCabe
Writers, you know the drill. You have ideas; characters, scenes, twists, and sub-plots. Your first drafts is filled with everything you could have possibly thought up, plus more. But then, the editing...
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The Winning Query: Jennifer Niven’s All The Bright Places
Author Jennifer Niven has stopped by the share the query letter that landed her an agent for her New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places. I wrote All the Bright Places the summer of 2013,...
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Words Are Beautiful
Words are beautiful; heard, spoken, written and especially paired with art. In More Than Words by Liza Kirwin, the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art shares dozens of illustrated letters from...
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Hypothetically Speaking with Sara Megibow
Sara Megibow is a Literary Agent at KT Literary, LLC. She is a ravenous devourer of books and passionately in love with the publishing industry. Representing New York Times bestselling authors...
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20 on Susan Meissner
Susan Meissner, author of Secrets of a Charmed Life, once thought she would be a kindergarten teacher, would let Khaled Hosseiniv write her life story, and eats raisins to help her think. Get the 20 on...
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20 on Catherine Ryan Hyde
New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde loves her easy chair, only listens to music in her car, and can imagine herself as a park ranger. Get the 20 on Catherine for more of her writer...
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20 on Madeline Martin
Madeline Martin has two minions, has written a sequel to Twilight, and would be a historian if she could. Get the 20 on Madeline for more of her writer quirks, inspirations, and fun facts about her...
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Leveraging Non-Fiction Skills to Create Fiction
Michael J. Martinez, author of the Daedalus series, stopped by today to chat about his transition from non-fiction to fiction, and how being a journalist helped him along his journey to becoming a...
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Hypothetically Speaking with Laura Dail
Laura Dail graduated from Duke University and received her Master’s degree in Spanish from Middlebury College. She has served on the board of the Association of Authors Representatives (AAR) and...
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Deleted Scene: The Empress Chronicles by Suzy Vitello
Check out this deleted scene from YA author Suzy Vitello’s The Empress Chronicles. We asked Suzy why this scene didn’t make the final cut, here’s what she said: “I didn’t want her to cute/meet Franz...
View ArticleWhat will get you an automatic no from a literary agent?
“For me, the baseline is that the writing needs to be there, so if that’s not working for me, it’s a no. That said, I’ve read many submissions that are beautifully written, but have no plot–they’re...
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5 Products from Etsy to Make NaNoWriMo (even more!) Fun
It’s almost that time again, writers. National Novel Writing Month is upon us, and your 50,000 words are demanding to be written. The challenge alone is always enough to pump me up, but just in case...
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All Hail the King
Photo by Steve Schofield via The Guardian I am a Stephen King fan. Whatever your opinion on the man himself, I’m one of an international tribe of aficionados. A tribe that hunted down Doctor Sleep, a...
View ArticleAre you the ‘perfect client’?
Nobody’s perfect, but if that’s what you’re going for, let us help you get a little bit closer. We got a chance to ask these four literary agents to describe their “perfect client”. Here’s what they...
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20 on Seth Kaufman
Author Seth Kaufman writes to African pop music, wouldn’t mind meeting the Cat in the Hat, and if you fictionalize his life, make it action-packed. Read more for the 20 on Seth Kaufman for more about...
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