We’re back! Peter’s returned from his seaside vacation, and Eve (whose Salmagundi Club kicks off the week) is engrossed by a discussion in the Colony that runs as follows: “Again and again I’m hearing that …
Posts Tagged ‘submissions’
Submit Or Hunker Down?
Writing For Chick-Lit & Lad-Lit
We’re dealing with another question arising from the Colony today – an author’s manuscript in this genre has just received its first rejection –what can they learn from this? And how should they go about …
Northern Illinois University Press – Evil or Stupid?
Has the world gone stark raving mad? Quite possibly. First example: Peter discusses how Northern Illinois University Press launches a new imprint, Switchgrass Books, that refuses to consider submissions from agents. Second example: in today’s …
Gnarly, Awesome and Rad
Two more burning issues for Peter today: first, the matter of winning prizes and what you should do about it; and then, how discrete should academics be about their real nature when making a submission. …
Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?
How about dividing your manuscript into two books – each one written from a different point of view? And should you re-submit your amended manuscript to the same publishers/agents you sent it to last time? …
Nobel Prize For Literature? Americans Need Not Apply
Are you making a common, but dire, mistake with your submissions, Peter asks. Donna reports on anti-American prejudice amongst the secretive members of the Nobel Prize for Literature selection committee in today’s Write Report. And …
Does Your Manuscript Have Series Potential?
What, exactly, is a “novel with series potential”? And should you pitch your novel as a one-off, or as the first part in a series? Peter returns to this subject. In today’s Write Report, Donna …
How To Get A Literary Agent, part two
Today’s show concludes yesterday’s discussion between Peter and Peggy Brusseau about what you should ask your prospective literary agent; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a landmark copyright / piracy lawsuit that has implications …
Harry Potter Vs. Hari Puttar – Round One to Puttar
Peter exercises himself (for which, read rants) on the subject of writers paying to spam agents with e-mail submissions; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a legal win in India for the Hari Puttar …
Save The Compossible Embrangle!
Peter answers questions relating to dialogue and submissions; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a new campaign to save endangered words – and how it’s all in the meaning; and in this issue of …
Submissions, Potter & Pics for your Blog
Peter discusses whether you should finish your manuscript before you submit or if you can start sending it out to Agents and Publishers earlier; Donna brings us the latest news featuring Harry Potter and the …
Submissions, Schubmishins!
Peter answers a question about submissions from an Agents point of view. What do literary agents and publishers do with queries and submissions? Does the agent read it or is it passed to an assistant? …
A Big, Sexy Package
Your book is written, re-written, checked and double checked and you’re ready to find it a home. But in this ultra-competitive publishing climate how do you ensure your novel escapes from the slush pile? …
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