When Michelle Hauck asked me to judge the SFF entries for her New Agent mini-contest, all I heard was “SFF” and “mini-contest.” I’d do anything for Michelle (because she’s awesome), but with Pitch Wars approaching, I hoped the commitment would be small. Then the submission window opened and we got close to 300 entries. So much […]
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.
Winter Is Coming to #SunVsSnow
Over the past week, I’ve had the pleasure to work with three speculative fiction authors as part of Michelle Hauck’s team in #SunVsSnow. This pitching contest was open to all writers who had a completed manuscript and were seeking representation. The first 200 submissions received after the submission window opened would go into consideration, and […]
Going Viral: My First Fiction Sale
I wrote my first short story almost eight years ago, when I took my first creative writing course under Bob Earleywine at WashU. On the bright side, I met some fantastic aspiring writers and we learned how to give and receive critique. On the not-so-bright side, I learned that writing fiction is hard — no matter how […]
5 Ways to Promote Your Book in 2015
It’s the dawn of a new year, and when I ask my writing friends about their new year’s resolutions, they generally made one of the following. Un-agented authors have resolved to land an agent this year, even if it kills them Agented but unpublished authors have resolved to sell a book or at least stay sane while […]
Writing in 2014
This year has been a wild ride for my writing career, and I’ll always remember it as the year that things got serious. Even though there were lots of national and international events that were major downers, a lot of my more limited personal experiences have been very positive. I thought I’d share a few […]
