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BEA madness is officially over for another year, and I managed to get out of it with only a scratchy throat rather than the full-fledged flu...

A peek behind the curtain at the Agency: Some weeks ago (a month or more, actually) ABLit underwent a server change. Now, that may not mea...

Q: People say when you're researching agents, you should look at the acknowledgements of  books like yours to find out who reps them. B...

Q: My middle grade novel is complete at 250,000 words, and have five sequels planned which will each be approximately the same length. I kn...

Happy flowers! Sunshine! Trees! IT'S SPRING!  (actually this pic was taken during a spot of rain - but I like the flowers.) ANYwhoo, I...

I answered this one in the April open thread, but it was buried and since I know a lot of people are curious about this stuff... Q: I'v...

Let's close some tabs, shall we? Here's a thoughtful post from Janni Lee Simner about the not-death of traditional publishing . Ye...

Twitter-Q: What sorts of clauses should we watch for in the agent contract? Do authors ever have an attorney review before they sign? I...

Every year or two there is a story about a nonfiction writer who just made up a bunch of bullshit and called it his life story, or copied a ...

Twitter-Q: "[I] would love to know why a full mss is always required, it would save time and heartbreak to know five chapters in the b...

It's the top of the month which means that it is time once again for a brand-new open thread! Have agentish questions? Need advice or ...

Q : I am agented and my agent has sold several books for me. But he told me last week that he really doesn't like my latest book and he ...

Earlier this evening, I issued a unique challenge to my tweeps: Tweet me a query, including type of project & a killer log-line, in less...

These are elements of a story that I am a total sucker for. I do love regular old contemporary YA and middle grade stories too, and I love p...

In case you have been snoozing in a sunny hammock for a week (in which case, may I say a hearty grrr to you), you've probably noticed ru...

Hey there -- For those of you who are interested in keeping up with ALL SORTS of news about my authors (from interviews, upcoming events, ne...

There have been a lot of goings-on lately - time for a LINK ROUNDUP! A totally phenomenal review of the reissue of Lizard Music by Daniel...

Q: What is the general rule regarding naming movies, song titles, book titles in a manuscript? For example, in a PB manuscript, mentioning ...

OK so I am done with February. I know there are a couple days left, but I can't take it anymore, I'm calling it a wrap.  Also I w...

Thank you everyone for your wonderfully warm condolences and for posting your memories of LK Madigan. It has been really amazing to see how ...