Today’s inbox yields another question inspired by the article I wrote for the March/April 2010 issue of Writer’s Digest, “Lessons Learned from a Writer Turned Agent.” In the comments section of my last post, Constance writes, I’ve been reading your great article in the latest WD and came upon something I wanted to ask you about. You…
Month: February 2010
Following up
In the March/April 2010 issue of Writer’s Digest, I have an article on what I learned about writing (and publishing) from being an agent, even though I thought I knew pretty much all I needed to know before joining the Salkind Agency. In the article, I mentioned that one thing I’d learned was that you shouldn’t…
Making it work
My daughter spent a couple of days in doctors’ offices last week, which, unfortunately, is a fact of her life. This is always stressful for both of us, but one thing I never have to worry about is asking the boss for a day off work to attend to such matters (I freelance for the…
What to ask a prospective agent
In my inbox: I have an agent who is new interested in my manuscript. Based on her existing clientele, I feel I have a good chance of sparking this woman’s attention. I also have a well-known agent sitting on a full of one and a partial of a second. In the event that either one…
Yes, you can
The other day, Jessica came home from school with exciting news. “Someone is going to win a prize for their essay!” she told me, beyond thrilled. I looked at her big smile, her shining brown eyes, and I knew exactly what she was thinking. Someone was going to win a prize, and it might even…
“Inspiration is for amateurs.”
Or so says the artist Chuck Close. And even though I spent half the morning staring out the coffee shop window, hoping the divine spark would fall out of the sky and land on my head so that I could figure out how to write the scene I’m working on in my newest novel, I absolutely agree with…