WHAT a weekend at the Writers’ League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference! I’m still taking in much of what I heard on the panels and at Jeff Abbott’s wonderful keynote talk followed by Joshilyn Jackson’s hilarious recounting of how she came to get an agent and get published. It’s all still percolating in my […]
Category: Agents
The Best Little Writing Conference in Texas
If you’re looking for an agent or wanting to learn more about what the heck is going on in publishing, look no farther than the Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference June 22-24 in Austin.
Book Expo 2012: Day 1
Day 1 of my adventures at Book Expo America 2012
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]