Entries from January 2009

January 29, 2009

Broken links, mended lives anthology deadline approaching

I’ve been busy thinking of potential short stories to submit to RMFW’s third anthology, BROKEN LINKS, MENDED LIVES.  You can read the publisher’s guidelines at http://www.rmfw.org/rmfwpress.aspx
As suggested by the title, the stories can be on any variation of the theme of ‘Broken Links, Mended Lives.’  The links can be real–a chain, a necklace, [...]

January 27, 2009

Savvy author also a savvy promoter

I spotted an interesting article in the Rocky Mountain News today.  A Colorado YA writer, Ingrid Law, learned her debut novel, Savvy (Dial Books, Walden Media), was named a runner-up for the prestigious Newbury Award. To celebrate, Law went grocery shopping.  She loaded her cart with canned and fresh goods for the Food Bank.  “When [...]

January 23, 2009

How to find an agent

How to Find the Perfect Mate               
…I mean, Agent
by Janet Lane
Over the years I’ve met over a hundred agents in person at conferences.  These person-to-person exchanges have a lot in common with speed dating (or at least what I’ve gleaned about it from first-hand accounts from friends).
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Picture me in a sea [...]