Literary Agent Spotlight: Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency
Kristin Nelson is the President and Founding Literary Agent of Nelson Literary Agency, LLC, and she writes one of the most well-known and respected literary agent blogs around: PubRants. Learn what she's seeking and how to submit.
Literary Lunacy: Vote in a March Madness Bracket for Book Lovers (Round 1)
Welcome to Writer’s Digest Literary Lunacy — a March Madness bracket for lovers of classic fiction. We want to know: Which of these classic books is the greatest? That’s up to you. Voting starts today here on the blog and lasts until on March 27 at noon. The book with the most cumulative...
New Literary Agent Alert: Michael Caligaris of Holloway Literary
Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Michael Caligaris of Holloway Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. About Michael: Michael Caligaris has been working in publishing since 2013. After earning an MFA in Creative Writing from St. Mary’s...
New Literary Agent Alert: Claire Roberts of Trident Media Group
Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Claire Roberts of Trident Media Group) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. About Claire: Claire Roberts had a very successful career in publishing already, focusing on selling...
New Literary Agent Alert: Aimee Ashcraft of Brower Literary
Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Aimee Ashcraft of Brower Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. About Aimee: Aimee has always loved books. She loved them so much that as a child, she was often caught sneakily...
New Literary Agent Alert: Shana Kelly of Einstein Literary
Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Shana Kelly of Einstein Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. About Shana: Shana started her publishing career in the literary department of the William Morris Agency, where she...
New Literary Agent Alert: Rachel Crawford of Wolf Literary Services
She is Seeking: Rachel is looking for literary and commercial fiction and YA. She’s interested in stories that defy genre conventions and play with reader expectations, and particularly enjoys dystopian, eco-fiction, and apocalyptic narratives, as well as anything with a scientist protagonist. She’s also looking for international fiction, political fiction...
24th Free “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Literary Fiction
UPDATE: Winners chosen. Agent judge Annie Hwang has picked her 3 winners (no order, with a bonus 4th). They are: Nancy Johnson for THE KINDEST LIE Lee Kaplan for THE FLIGHT OF THE LESSER KESTREL Faerl Marie Torres for A NEW SEASON Julie Carrick Dalton for THE POACHERS’ CODE ———————– Welcome...
How I Got My Literary Agent: Jackie Copleton
Debut author Jackie Copleton, A DICTIONARY OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING (Dec 2015, Penguin) shares how she obtained her agent and published her novel.
Author Interview: Lochlan Bloom, Author of Literary Fiction Novel THE WAVE
Lochlan Bloom, debut author of THE WAVE (Jan. 2016, Dead Ink) shares his path to publishing and how his novel developed over time.
How I Got My Literary Agent: Aline Ohanesian
“How I Got My Agent” is a recurring feature on the Guide to Literary Agents Blog, with this installment featuring Aline Ohanesian, author of ORHAN’S INHERITANCE. These columns are great ways for you to learn how to find a literary agent. Some tales are of long roads and many setbacks, while others are...
5 Lessons I Learned In the Decade It Took to Publish a Second Novel
BY BRIDGETT M. DAVIS Perhaps you’ve heard the one about a journalist who arrived at Joyce Carol Oates’ home to interview her? “I’m sorry,” said her assistant. “But she’s working on her new novel right now.” “That’s okay,” said the journalist. “I’ll wait.” With over 40 novels written — averaging two...
Get Messy With Your First Draft
Rough up your first draft to get to the good stuff.
by Elizabeth Sims
by Elizabeth Sims