Sep 24, 2025 | On Writing
As an agent and author, I spend a lot of time at conferences meeting writers looking to break into traditional publishing. And so many of these writers are THIS close to getting published. Meaning that they’ve been working hard on their craft, putting in the ten...
Sep 29, 2020 | On Writing
One of the most common questions you can expect to hear when you pitch your work to agents and editors is this: What are your comps? Comps are comparable titles. That is, profitable books similar to yours that can help support the idea that your project can find an...
Sep 15, 2020 | On Writing
Everywhere I go I hear writers complain about the black hole that is every literary agent’s in-box—the slush pile—that dark and dangerous place where their queries and manuscripts go in, never to be seen again. Kind of like all those socks that go into the dryer,...
