For many writers, landing a literary agent is a major step along the path to becoming a published author. I was lucky enough to get the attention of the fabulous Lauren Abramo of the Dystel & Goderich literary agency with my manuscript… a contemporary romantic comedy. You’d be right to imagine that I was more…
So, I was sitting at a tall table in a tiny internet cafe in Arenal, Costa Rica watching a cow cross the road, when Gmail was so kind as to drop an email from my agent, Lauren Abramo, into my Inbox. [begin complete and utter paraphrase with shameless abuse of poetic license] ERiCA!!! I left…
Can I get a SQUEEEEEEE?!?!?! I am pleased, thrilled, utterly apoplectic to announce that my superstar agent Lauren Abramo just sold my superstar Regency-set gothic TOUCHED to Kensington in a two-book deal. Yayayay!!! It will be arriving at a bookstore near you in the next 18 months. More details to come (including “call story”…) w00t!…
Before we begin, don’t forget to add your creative juices to the Renaming “Trevor & the Tooth Fairy” Title Contest–you can win fun prizes! Okay, on with the show… Some of you know this story. For those who do not, here’s the true tale. Once upon a time, there was an author–let’s call her “Erica”–who…
Thank you all for waiting so patiently (*cough* Bill *cough*) for the Very Interesting News. I am pleased mega-thrilled to announce… I now have agent representation! Yay! Squee!!! Agent Lauren Abramo from the Dystel and Goderich Literary Agency will be representing Trevor & the Tooth Fairy! I am so ridiculously excited to be working with…
Welcome to the Conference Series Workblog, Day 2. (Link to Day 1) Self-promotion is one of the many possible reasons for attending a writing conference. Although the possibilities are endless, I’m going to discuss three primary tactics to achieve this goal: Pitching, Freebies, and Volunteering. Pitching The first thing I’d like to do is debunk…
So, today my crit partners were throwing a pity party because the ratio of aspiring authors to acquiring editors is astronomical. I say, WHO CARES? What’s that got to do with me?! Actually, what I say is this: First, you cannot, repeat, CANNOT, think of writing (or any profession) from a statistical standpoint. Sure, there’s…
