Day 1 of my adventures at Book Expo America 2012
Author: Cyndi Hughes
The Thursday Blinterview: Lynda Rutledge, Part II
Lynda Rutledge, the author of Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam) was my featured author of the month for May. Here’s Part II of our “blinterview” about the craft of writing. Let’s talk about your writing career. You’ve written nonfiction for a long time and taught writing. As a writer, what was […]
The Thursday Blinterview: Lynda Rutledge
Even though Lynda Rutledge’s book launch party for Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam) was on April 30 at BookPeople, I’m declaring her my author of the month for May. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Bass, Texas, yet, get thee to your nearest bookstore and snag a copy. Lynda’s […]
Yours Truly on Finding an Agent
At the 2011 Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference, the Author Learning Center taped interviews with conference agents, editors, authors, and publishing consultants. I had the pleasure of talking about how writers can find an agent. A couple of more clips will be posted soon! Meanwhile, check out the resources at the Author Learning Center: […]
A Literary Ramble with Agent Laura Rennert
I’m a fan of the blog Literary Rambles, a go-to site for all things related to children’s books and publishing from Casey McCormick and Natalie Aguirre. So what a nice surprise it was to zip through my Feeddler feed today to see the L.R. Agent Spotlight shining on Laura Rennert of the Andrea Brown Literary […]
The Perfect Book PR Class for Authors
Every author wrestles with striking a balance between writing and promotion. If you need a PR kick in the you-know-what, do NOT miss Jennifer Hill Robenalt’s upcoming workshop, “An Author’s Guide to Book PR,” on April 14 in Austin. In this four-hour class, Jennifer will share some of the most practical tips ever about how […]
Words of Wisdom From the Agent Savant
Love this YA Rebels interview with the wonderful agent (savant) Laurie McLean of Larsen-Pomada Literary. Laurie is one of the smartest people I know and one of the most astute players in publishing. And no, Laurie doesn’t QUITE look like that! P.S. Laurie will be in Austin June 22-24 for the Writers’ League of Texas […]
A Writerly Weekend in Houston
Big weekend in Houston. Started off with my “The Path to Publishing” class at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday. Excellent group of students with lots of great energy, promising book ideas, and thoughtful questions. Sometimes I wonder if I get more out of the class than my students do — I always walk away […]
Another $64,000 Publishing Question
Meghan Ward (right) at Writerland posed a question that I’ve been mulling over for a long time: “If Publicity Doesn’t Sell Books, What Does?” Several authors from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto weigh in on what worked — and what didn’t. Among the what didn’ts: Excerpt in O magazine Peoplereview Coverage in major newspapers like […]
My New Writing Mantra
Leave it to agent Mary Kole at KidLit.com to write one sentence that immediately claimed writing-mantra status for me: ” ‘Can’t’ ” is a four-letter word in fiction, when uttered by both character and writer.” (Boy, those quotes and apostrophe look WEIRD in blogtype!) I don’t know how many times I’ve said, “I CAN’T” when […]