READING: A Writer’s Best and Most Constant Muse

READING: A Writer’s Best and Most Constant Muse

Dec 7, 2022 | On Writing

It’s that most wonderful time of the year when curling up with a good book is more pleasurable than ever, because, as Mason Cooley reminds us, “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” But if you’re a writer, it’s also obligatory. We...
5 Ways to Impress an Agent

5 Ways to Impress an Agent

Aug 24, 2022 | On Writing

Getting an agent can be a challenge. Given the sheer volume of queries agents receive—such largesse that many agents find it impossible to accept unsolicited queries—it’s not easy to make you and your project stand out. Here are some tips to help you to capture an...
10 Things Not to Say to an Agent When You Pitch Your Project

10 Things Not to Say to an Agent When You Pitch Your Project

Jun 15, 2022 | On Writing

It’s conference season again, that wonderful time of year when we agents listen to hundreds of pitches—some good, some bad, and some ugly. Here’s what not to say. (And yes, these are real lines from real-life pitches.) #1 My villain is so bad he kills the dog. It’s...
The Presidents on Writing

The Presidents on Writing

Mar 2, 2022 | On Writing

Practically every president has written a book; some have even written those books all by themselves. The general consensus is that the honor of greatest writer among the presidents falls to Abraham Lincoln—with Ulysses S. Grant a distant second—but all who’ve...

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