Do you have an ‘elevator pitch’? Write one and enter this comp!

June 15, 2009 in writing

 

The June Agent Contest has been announced this morning on Query Tracker (QT):
Here are the contest details:
* Entries will be accepted by entry form on the main QueryTracker.net site.
* You may [...]

Query letters Part 1- the work of the devil?

June 10, 2009 in Uncategorized

Some might say it’s cruel and unusual and I’m not in the mood to disagree. I have been battling – and I mean battling -  with my query letter for [...]

Finding a Literary Agent

April 14, 2009 in Uncategorized, writing

I am on a mission
Having completed my novel I am now at the painfully delicious stage of deciding what to do with it. There are various options open to me [...]

What does “three sentences” mean? The Knight Agency comp update.

March 27, 2009 in Uncategorized

Finding an agent – how hard can it be?
In truly annoying form, I am going to answer that with another question – how long is a piece of string? For [...]

Writing news and a great new competition

March 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

Book in Progress
After the thrill of completing the first draft (I’ve been blogging about that on the last geek bus home), the editing has gone really well. I’m very pleased [...]