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Q: If you are only supposed to submit/query one MS at a time, how will an agent know whether you have the ability to write more books and...

Q: I queried an agent back in June, and she requested a full MS of my YA novel. I sent it along. When I hadn't heard from her four mont...

It's official: LIZARD MUSIC by Daniel Pinkwater is once again available in bookstores, in a gorgeous hardcover edition from New York Re...

Q: I've seen some submission guidelines that seem to be using "synopsis" interchangeably with "blurb", as in, some...

Lots of you are getting ready for SCBWI-NY, so this seems like as good a time as any to follow up on Conference Tips Part 1. HOW DO I PITC...

An editor friend (who wishes to remain anonymous, but um, you would totally know who it is, and no I am not going to tell you) writes: I a...

I get questions about conferences quite often, ranging from "which conference should I attend?" to "what do I do once I get t...

My dear friend and client LK Madigan has some hard news to share on her blog . I've had several emails from friends and fans asking wh...

I have to share some stuff with you guys so these rascally tabs can be closed. And I can't concentrate on writing a long blog post becau...

I realized last night on Twitter that Jan 1 marked my third anniversary as an agent. Woohoo!  Here's how it happened: I had been an un...

NEWS, SELF-FLUFFING & RANDOM STUFF I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SHARE: * My fave blog Editorial Anonymous is back from hiatus , with a cou...

Hey gang, It's that time again - OPEN THREAD TIME.  Have a question about things book/publishing/agentish? Or just about, you know, li...

Writers often want to know what, exactly, happens AFTER an agent signs them.  Then they go on submission with their agent, and they want to ...

Hey gang, A fresh month means a fresh place to ask agentish & bookish questions.  Short answers I will respond to on in comments, long...

I get questions from clients and non-clients alike all the time, wanting to know what "good times for subbing" are, or suggesting ...

Q: What are some of the pros and cons of skipping the agent and working directly with the publisher? Look, you don't need an agent at a...

Hey kids! I'm starting a new Open Thread for November. I am hoping that awesome threaded comments will make the answers easier to read, ...

A version of this appeared long ago on my former blog, but since that is closed to the public now and I've gotten the question several t...

Hey all, in case you are in the mood for more Question Askin' Fun (or "QAF" as we call it in the biz), there is an interactive...

I've been getting an unusual number of responses to rejections lately. " But I've done everything right, WHY don't you want...