Merry Christmas!
We will be taking a Christmas break for the next two weeks. Back with our regular posts on January 9. May you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas.
All Wrapped Up
When I was a boy, my family had the tradition of opening our gifts on Christmas Eve. But another tradition was that there would be one more gift waiting for us the next morning, Christmas day, from “Santa.” I have a vivid memory, as a little boy, of being disappointed one Christmas Eve that the thing I wanted most was not among my unwrapped presents. However, I knew, I was just certain, that it …
Fun Fridays – December 16, 2022
Turn the volume up on today’s video to hear the richness of the singing and its crescendo. FYI: The last minute of the video, after the song, is the creator giving his Christmas greeting and an appeal to subscribe. (If you can’t see the video in your email newsletter subscription, click through to the site itself.)
Fun Fridays – December 9, 2022
Today’s video is a clever advertisement for the Christmas season. Can you come up with new anagrams for Christmas? Enjoy!
Three Myths About an Agent’s Acceptance
You’ve worked hard. You wrote a great book. You pitched it just right, and the literary agent has called you saying they want to represent you and your project. Hooray! But there are some misunderstandings or myths about what happens next. 1. Your Book Will Soon Be Published Just because an agent has said yes doesn’t guarantee success. Nor does it speed up the inexorable process. Remember that …
Fun Fridays – December 2, 2022
Today’s video is a metaphor for a writers conference. I’ll let you figure out the word picture. 🙂 (If you can’t see the video in your email newsletter subscription, click through to the site itself.)
Free Webinar: How to Start Building a Rejection-Proof Author Platform
It is undeniable that readers out there who would gobble up your book if only they knew it existed. (Note the post-Thanksgiving pun?) “Discoverability” is a buzzword that describes the effort to have those readers able to discover your book before it is published. The more your target audience knows you exist, the more successful you will be as an author. Your mission is to connect …
Fun Fridays – November 25, 2022
Below is a picture of the indie author at work, writing, editing, designing, typesetting, marketing, selling, accounting–simultaneously OR A picture of ANY author trying to balance home life with writing and marketing and improving their craft while reading this blog.
Money Problems?
Money is of significant importance to every one of us. Some writers live on the revenue generated by their efforts. We represent a number of clients who are the main breadwinners in their families. It is unfortunate that the role of the agent is regularly defined by the size of the deal. The film Jerry Maguire made the slick, money-centered agent into a cliche with his client shouting, “Show me …