Tag Archives: agents

Characters, Conflict and Publishing, Part III

The Publishing Process (as previously noted, I’ve written about this before, so it may seem familiar to some readers)… First of all, there’s no one path. Successful publishing takes a village. If you have the time, energy and personality for it, you may want to be that village (or hire it). If so, you mayContinue reading “Characters, Conflict and Publishing, Part III”

Publishing Possibilities

Now that the new Knight Agency newsletter is out, with an article by Elaine Spencer, an interview with Chloe Neill, an Author Tip of the Month from Tammy Kaehler and other goodies, I’ll post up here my article from the last newsletter, drawn from the panel that Elaine and I did at the Romance WritersContinue reading “Publishing Possibilities”

Twitter Asked, Blog Answered

When I asked on Twitter what questions people would like an article about agents to address, there were a bunch that didn’t fit into the post I was writing, which you can find at BTS Book Reviews blog. Thus, as promised, I’m answering them over here on my own blog. If you have a questionContinue reading “Twitter Asked, Blog Answered”

RWA Pics

1-      Agent Cartel: Top: Carolyn Grayson (Ashley Grayson Literary Agency), me, Elaine Spencer and Nephele Tempest (The Knight Agency); Bottom: Natasha Kern (Natasha Kern Literary Agency), Pamela Hopkins (Hopkins Literary Associates), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary Agency) 2-      Knight Agency company dinner: L to R: Melissa Jeglinski, Deidre Knight, Nephele Tempest, Jia Gayles, Pamela Harty,Continue reading “RWA Pics”

What an agent does – a snapshot

Because I’m always asked what an agent does, I’ve pulled together some quick stats for this week to give you an idea.  Note: this week was a short one; the office was closed Monday and here it is only Thursday afternoon.    -notes sent to 2 clients on their new proposals to spiff them upContinue reading “What an agent does – a snapshot”

Query vs. Critique

I saw a post recently on Facebook (one of those groups I seem to get automatically subscribed to whether I want to be there or not but decided to check out) where a woman said something like, “My daughter received a rejection saying the agent didn’t connect with the plot.  What the heck does thatContinue reading “Query vs. Critique”