Today I’m pleased to interview one of my writing friends, Caitlin Sinead, about her transition from agented writer to published author. Today’s an important milestone in her writing career: the cover reveal for HEARTSICK, her debut novel. Writing the Book Dan: What kind of research did you do while writing this book? Caitlin: I researched quarantines, […]
Articles on Agents and Publishing
Welcome! Here you'll find articles on the traditional route of publishing: querying and landing a literary agent, revising, editing, going on submission, and getting published. These also cover the state of the publishing industry and my guesses about its future.
Pitch Wars: One Mentor’s Feedback
I’ve finished responding to all 74 writers who submitted to me during #PitchWars. It took me a long time to write these responses, but I enjoyed it and I felt I owed it to all of them. Even though I could only pick two for #TeamBioMind, all Pitch Wars submitters should be proud of two things. […]
Lessons and Hard Numbers from PitchWars
Earlier this year, I asked Brenda Drake if she was interested in some technical help for her next pitching contest. Specifically, I told her that PitchWars and PitchMadness might go a lot more smoothly if the submissions were done by form rather than by e-mail. Because you can control a form. You can prevent submitters […]
Pitch Wars #AskMentor Highlights
Today the hopeful applicants of #PitchWars had the chance to ask questions of the 70+ mentors for the contest. We had spectacular participation during both 1-hour chat sessions! At one point I realized I’d fallen 20 minutes and 170 tweets behind on the #AskMentor hashtag (which was trending on Twitter). Talk about exciting! Because it […]
The Magic of Old Books
The world of publishing is undergoing an evolution, fueled in part by the growth of e-books. As a Kindle owner, I admit that I’m playing a part in this. I love being able to carry an entire library with me wherever I go, and to get any book I want within 30 seconds. As an […]
