There has been a lot going on in my own life lately. I know many of you care about such things, so in lieu of writing tips today, I wanted t...

So when Tricia asked me for revisions , one of the things she wanted (which I totally agreed with) required adding one or two new characte...

You may or may not know by now that Air Pirates is out there on submission. Meaning honest to God editors are reading it. Submitting to edit...

(Remixed from a post over two years ago, when self-publishing wasn't quite the thing it is now. I'm still of the opinion that agents...

Synopsesesssssss, we hates them! Curse them and crush them! But then I had to write two in a row, with no time to procrastinate. I still d...

To me, writing a novel -- trying to make a dozen characters and themes and motivations and goals all fit together in one comprehensible mass...

Many of you have been asking to see my query letter. Well, today's the day. To see the Air Pirates query, along with comments from mysel...

If all the posts about getting an agent didn't drive you off, then you know I got another offer before Tricia called. I turned it down...

You've all read everything leading up to this post, right? Cuz if you think querying is all excitement and roses, you should go back and...

I don't know about you, but when I read these stories, I'm always more interested in how long and difficult the journey was (it enco...

Three and a half years ago, I started this blog just so I could type this sentence: I HAVE AN AGENT. I am now repre...