Another good site is http://www.agentquery.com. For old-fashioned books, I like Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers Editors and Literary Agents and Writer's Market Guide to Literary Agents. Target the agents that represent the genre you…
A Prayer for Owen Meany
To Kill a Mockingbird
Time Traveler’s Wife
Empire Falls
Catcher in the Rye
Great Gatsby (when I read it as an adult instead of a teen)
Gone with the Wind
Secret Life of Bees
Middlesex
Death of Ivan Ilych
The Secret…
Hi everyone, I'm Lisa, I write fiction and I live in Chicago. I thought I made an intro here already, where I professed my undying love for twitter, but I don't see it posted. Sorry if this is a rerun, but I wanted to be sure to say hi! I…
Hi Jeanne,
Never give up! Everybody's first draft is awful. Everybody's. That's what first drafts are for: being awful. But then you have a skeleton to work with and can mold from there.
And everybody's process is different. I…
Whether you are using blogging as a way to let the world get to know you, market your book, or prepare the world for your talents, the form offers so many options it can be overwhelming. Let's network and share approaches. Bloggers unite!
Trouble juggling your subplots? Finding yourself creating a character's mother that too closely resembles, uh, yours? Deadline looming and you're only on chapter three? Here's a forum for novelists and short-story writers.
LOVE has been on my mind the past few days. Maybe because it's valentines day... maybe not. I just want you guys to know what love means. Real love, not the fake marketing kind. So, I've spent the last few days trying to define love for you, not…See More
Cris, I started writing when I finally believed in myself enough and allowed my voice to emerge and trust the process. The piece I'm working on is a one-woman show about mental illness and it was bubbling under the surface for years. It was…
Wow, Janet. CONGRATULATIONS.
Yours is a fantastic journey and story -- thanks for sharing.
It's the inspiration I needed and it's so good to hear that doing it your way does sometimes work out beautifully.
Again, thanks…