Jun 27 2010
Today’s Recommended Articles
- Literary agent Michael Stearns: It’ll probably take you 20 ideas to come up with your first truly original one. Generally, I think this is true, but I wonder what I could come up with that would be substantially more original than an accountant and an alligator saving the world from a deranged cosmeticist.*
- Novelist Jessie Mac: Why Supporters are So Important–this is important enough that I’ll probably write my own article about it. Some authors start out doing signing events where only 0-5 people show up, and unfortunately that’s probably a waste of time. Besides the quality of the work, supporter dedication is probably the biggest factor affecting a new author’s sales success.
- Superstar literary agent Nathan Bransford: What Makes a Great Setting, Why I Write Vague Rejection Letters and Agents Are Not Just Gatekeepers. Please also see his forum on flashbacks.
- Bestselling author and editor Chip MacGregor: Ten Errors That Drive Me Crazy. I disagree with him about serial commas, though.
- Literary agent Rachelle Gardner: Questions to Ask an Agent and Why changing literary agents may not be a good idea.
*An accountant and an alligator saving the world from a deranged cosmeticist… with a Heisman Trophy! While playing Clue! IN SPACE!
