WriteOnCon returns to open doors for aspiring writers in late August
Online writing conference WriteOnCon is returning on August 26th and 27th. The conference is in its fifth year of helping authors connect agents, editors and other authors in their genres. The team...
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Plays with Words: Hooking the Agent – Contests
This is Part One of a three-part series on getting an agent’s attention. There are many ways to do this, but there is no magical path leading to agent representation. No matter how or where a write...
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Plays with Words: Hooking the Agent – Conferences and Workshops
This is Part Two of a three-part series on getting an agent’s attention. There are many ways to do this, but there is no magical path leading to agent representation. No matter how or where a writer...
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Big Dreams and a Dream Team: Agent Joanna Volpe
With a client line-up that boasts all-stars such as Veronica Roth and Leigh Bardugo, literary agent Joanna Volpe has proven herself to be a star talent scout and a die-hard YA enthusiast. Volpe reads...
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Self-Publishing after a Series Has Gone South
The Princess and the Hound was a kind of sleeper hit with Harper when it was published in 2007. It kept selling out small print runs and being reordered in larger quantities by Barnes and Noble. My...
View ArticleMarathon, Not A Sprint: Agent Holly Root
When you mention Holly Root’s name in a room of authors, the responses will most likely be reverent and fond. One of the ladies at the top of the literary agency game, Root is known for her...
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QYAS: Christopher Hawthorne Moss talks writing YA as a transgender man
With the Queer YA Scrabble running all weekend long, we’ve redevoted the site to talking about issues and writing relating to queer YA. Today, Christopher Hawthorne Moss is stopping by to talk about...
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QYAS: Matthew J. Metzger talks asexuality, mental illness
With the Queer YA Scrabble running all weekend long, we’ve redevoted the site to talking about issues and writing relating to queer YA. Today, Matthew J. Metzger is stopping by to talk about writing as...
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QYAS: Robin Talley talks writing LIES WE TELL OURSELVES, intersectionality
With the Queer YA Scrabble running all weekend long, we’ve redevoted the site to talking about issues and writing relating to queer YA. Today, Robin Talley is stopping by to talk about writing as a...
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QYAS: Laura Lam talks bisexuality, genderfluid characters
With the Queer YA Scrabble running all weekend long, we’ve redevoted the site to talking about issues and writing relating to queer YA. Today, Laura Lam is stopping by to talk about writing as a...
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Every Story Needs A Beginning: A Look at Ch1Con
Across the nation, thousands of conferences are held annually for a multitude of industries. In the writing industry alone, there are hundreds. While a good percentage of those conferences focus on the...
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