... Very cool - lets all do this - and I'll write about it in the blog. Cheers, Melisse M.J. Rose - http://www.mjrose.com - author of The Halo Effect [Non-text...
Okay, November is over and so is the madness of National Novel Writing Month. Did you join in the craziness of trying to write 50,000 words in 30 days? I did,...
Hi! I've been lurking for a long time, and decided to come out of hiding to answer your question. I did NaNoWriMo for the first time too. And I finished with...
ChicagoWriter Books has a line of softcover writing journals for the writer in your life. Perfect sizes to take with you wherever the muses lead. In addition,...
52,000? Sweet! I made a little over 51,000, so yes, I "won". It was my fourth year participating and my second year "winning", and it's so much easier this...
Yes, I was a first timer. I made it to a little above 52K, but haven't finished the plot and then will have tons of editing to do, but I need to take a break...
After you've made sure the re-write is done, and you have the best of best novel you can write, then you should look for an agent. Check the websites on...
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... best novel you can write, then you should look for an agent.>> Actually I've been meaning to ask this group for an opinion on whether an agent or direct...
Hi, Maggie, It gets harder and harder to get the attention of an agent, but you should persist. Do your homework on which agents to query and query the whole...
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That's awesome, Dee, thank you. This is me, bookmarking said link. Grazie! Eliza...
... Unless you have written what is called a "catagory romance" you really have to have an agent. So few publishers even accept manuscripts anymore. These days...
Yes, getting an agent is the only way to go. When I was on the editorial staffs of Esquire and Playboy, the so-called "slush pile" (unsolicited manuscripts)...
With all the e-mails about agents floating about, I thought I'd stop lurking and ask a question I've had for quite some time, but never asked as I'm nowhere...
It's never easy getting a good agent, even with writing credits. After 2 movies, 5 published novels and countless national magazine articles, I struggled to...
You're not kidding. My current agent - and I am shopping for a new one - only wants the BIG ticket sale. my smaller stuff (who knows if its small, just her...
My impression is that you may as well go for an agent and a publishers as both are similarly hard to get. Most publishers still do take unagented query...
Genie, you have head the nail squarely on the head. I have a small-to-medium sized agent who, once the bloom was off the rose I don't write fiction with these...
Michael, I stuck with my agent, admittedly I was a bit 'starstruck' by her name agency. I think it was a mistake. I am waiting for her word on my latest...
... No, most publishers don't. Tor and Harlequin do. Cheers, Melisse M.J. Rose - http://www.mjrose.com - author of The Halo Effect [Non-text portions of this...
... Exactly what did you agent do. How many submissions. Did she share the rejection letters with you? Did she discuss what you might try next? As for an agent...
... No. Your agent might be but most agents are not like this. On the other hand, as I posted earlier, they don't become friends. They submit, see what's ...
Hi! This is an interesting thread. I'm *finally* seeing the beginning of the end of my first manuscript, and I hope to be looking for an agent in a few ...
Hi Gang. Just noticed a nice review for my new novel "Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour," in the Midwest Book Review. There was so much good quotable stuff here, I ...
Wow, John, that's such a fabulous review!!! Congratulations!! Birute [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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I'm not sure ... Everything is better with a good agent. A good agent doesn't just sell your book -- he reads (and alters) your contracts, preserves rights for...
The 7th Annual BlueCat Screenplay Competition is Now Accepting Entries of Feature Length Scripts ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS November 1, 2004 - March 1, 2005 ABOUT...
Bravo, John, That's great!! What are you working on these days? Jim James Conroyd Martin Author of PUSH NOT THE RIVER www.PushNotTheRiver.com Paperback is now...
Jim Martin
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In a message dated 12/04/2004 8:41:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Thanks Jim. I'm about 90,000 words into a big historical novel (like yours, at least...
