How To Make Sure That Literary Agent or Publisher Is Legit!

Publishing, as an industry, is a labor of love for most of us. You just have to be wary of the agent or publisher who’s in over their head, and the scammers looking to use you for a quick buck.

Do you have any warnings I’ve missed?
Any horror stories to add to my list of things to watch out for?

Querying and Agents: Now I’m Confused

I thought I had learned almost all there was to querying fiction. Maybe not perfected it, but knew enough.

And then I ran into this complaint…

Pitching Agents And Readers

I talk a lot about pitching agents via the query process, but that’s not the only way to pitch. There … More

Agents and Editors Share–Pitches We’re Sick Of!

What do agents want? What are publishers sick of? At Balticon52, I got the opportunity to hear a few of the industry leaders voice their opinions.

The panel was entitled “Pitches We’re Sick Of (And One’s We’d Like To See More Of), but since that’s not enough to fill an hour, it turned into a Question and Answer session.