Getting published is hard work. Time to flex those Pimp Hands!
So here are some links to help you sell that...MS.
The Agency Gatekeeper rocks and even gives out dessert recipes. Very cool.
Louise Fury is one sweetheart. Listen, follow, and stalk at a conference. She rocks.
We all know Nathan Bransford, helpful, hands on, and one of us, an author too.
The Nelson Agency may not be from NY but they got it going on.
Agent Rachel Gardener's Blog
Jessica Faust & Kim Lionetti over at BookEnds tell it like it is.
Agent Query, a site filled with the profiles and agent information. Very informative and free.
Query Tracker is the place to research and keep track of your query, read comments from others who have submitted, it's free and soo awesome.
The query tracker blog, great contests, news on the business, a must read.
Guide to Literary Agents is a great site and great interviews.
Miss Snark has posted in a few years but its worth a read.
Publisher's Weekly, an industry staple. A must read and follow.
A forum where they talk about the industry, a good read either way but they have a compiled list of agent blogs.
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37784
Through Grammar from the Train
http://throwgrammarfromthetrain.blogspot.com/
A nice show vs. tell blog post.
http://keepmeinsuspense.blogspot.com/2007/05/show-vs-tell.html
Jodi Henley chat's about the 3 Act Structure
http://jodihenley.blogspot.com/2009/03/three-act-structure-demystified.html
Grammar Bites teaches and has exercises!
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Great place that is more than a thesaurus.
http://descriptivewords.org/
Another show vs. tell post, but, as a former teacher, very well done.
http://www.reviewfuse.com/resources/lesson/5/
1000 Verbs to write by. Need I say more.
http://www.deannacarlyle.com/articles/verb.html
Buddy the Elf spreads Christmas cheer for all to hear!
Pretty decent idea when strapped for cash. I think the idea for the HBO show Hung came from this gem.
Rocky's training scene. All you need to get pumped.
Agent Blogs:
The Agency Gatekeeper rocks and even gives out dessert recipes. Very cool.
Louise Fury is one sweetheart. Listen, follow, and stalk at a conference. She rocks.
We all know Nathan Bransford, helpful, hands on, and one of us, an author too.
The Nelson Agency may not be from NY but they got it going on.
Agent Rachel Gardener's Blog
Jessica Faust & Kim Lionetti over at BookEnds tell it like it is.
Agent Query, a site filled with the profiles and agent information. Very informative and free.
Query Tracker is the place to research and keep track of your query, read comments from others who have submitted, it's free and soo awesome.
The query tracker blog, great contests, news on the business, a must read.
Guide to Literary Agents is a great site and great interviews.
Miss Snark has posted in a few years but its worth a read.
Publishing Blogs:
Pulblishing Trends, a great blog to see what the publishing houses are up to. They have a website that requires subscription but this is free.
A forum where they talk about the industry, a good read either way but they have a compiled list of agent blogs.
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37784
Writer Resources:
The bible of revising. The blog hasn't seen many new posts in a while but this is writer's gold. Definitely read, cut and paste, and use at all times.
Through Grammar from the Train
http://throwgrammarfromthetrain.blogspot.com/
A nice show vs. tell blog post.
http://keepmeinsuspense.blogspot.com/2007/05/show-vs-tell.html
Jodi Henley chat's about the 3 Act Structure
http://jodihenley.blogspot.com/2009/03/three-act-structure-demystified.html
Grammar Bites teaches and has exercises!
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Great place that is more than a thesaurus.
http://descriptivewords.org/
Another show vs. tell post, but, as a former teacher, very well done.
http://www.reviewfuse.com/resources/lesson/5/
1000 Verbs to write by. Need I say more.
http://www.deannacarlyle.com/articles/verb.html
Videos to liven your spirits:
Stewie gives Brian a pep talk about his novel writing experience
Buddy the Elf spreads Christmas cheer for all to hear!
Pretty decent idea when strapped for cash. I think the idea for the HBO show Hung came from this gem.
What to watch after getting rejections, bad crits, written up at work, or anything that makes you pissy.
Jack wants to write in peace, can't Shelly see that?
Kramer getting fired. Classic.
The perfect agent, Bill BlazejowskiRocky's training scene. All you need to get pumped.
