...blogged about these slippery devils. So consider this niche filled, and the FAQs will be amended accordingly.
First off, definition: an exclusive means just what it sounds like. You are giving an agent the opportunity to consider your work exclusively and you are agreeing that you will not submit to another agent until you’ve heard “yea” or “nay” from that agent. Sometimes exclusives are open-ended...
106 and an upstairs bedroom make April a dull girl. I am so tired that I just called my mom instead of my agent to tell her about my latest call with my editor (the one that made me realize 75% of the work that I just did trying to tear apart the manuscript and put it back together again will have to be redone. Again) So after I called my mom, I really called my agent and left her a voice mail...
... almost in a daze. Billy: He sits on his bed, staring. Petey: "I just want to go home." He whispers. Billy: "We only got one week." Petey: "I need to go now." Billy: "Ask the agents baby." Petey: He turns back to Billy, charging after him and punching him across the face a few times. Billy: He screams, yelling for the agents. Petey: "Who is the baby now?" He barks...
I'm thrilled. I heard back from my agent and the verdict is: She Likes the Rewrite!!! She asked for a couple of minor changes which I will make as quickly as possible. Hooray!! Let the happy dancing begin!
Solomon: Sol walks through the house, not having been around much. He sees his wife in the small yard. He nods to her. Margaret: She nods to him, sighing as Leona runs towards him, grabbing her..." Solomon: He shakes his head, kissing her hair. Margaret: She leans against him, letting her tears fall on his shoulder. Solomon: "Everything is alright." He sways from foot to foot with her
..." He walks out. Billy: He shakes his head, his nose dripping. He follows him, shoving his hand under his nose. "Hey, come back." Petey: Petey ignores him. Billy: "We're fine." He tells the agents, not wanting to get Petey in trouble. He follows his friend. Petey: "Stop fucking following me, freak." Billy: "Fine." He turns, storming back to the cabin. He shoves off the agents who try...
Margaret: Margaret sighs, cooking dinner. The house was still a mess but she wanted to make something special for Solomon. Solomon: "Yeah, a warehouse. It's nice. We could absolutely do a lot with... Margaret: She swallows, looking at him. Solomon: "Just shut up." He yells again, throwing the dinner plate at the wall before he walks away. Margaret: She picks up Sophie who starts screaming
Hey Gang, I'm celebrating the release of "Dragons Prefer Blondes" (July 7, 2009) with some cool new classes and interviews. The first is an opportunity to ask an Agent any question you want. Here's how it's going to work. On the separate chat loop : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Write_Workshop/ Put Question for the Agent in the subject line. I'll gather those questions and pose them to my lovely...
...))) Soon I got a message from New York and I got in touch with Julia, author who wants her books published in Russian. We talked today over skype and we'll work together at it. I'll help her as her agent here. She was to regressional hypnosys and found her other lives as Maya and Egypt priests. Her books are about to come to Amazon. In forum more people write to 30-day trial topic . Good! I'm...