Hello Readers & Writers, As you can tell from the above banner, I’m a part of the Red Skies Falling blog tour! I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC from Farrar Straus Giroux in exchange for an honest review. This is the second book in the Skybound series from Alex London and if you’re curious … More Red Skies Falling Blog Tour: A Review
Hello Readers & Writers, It seems that publishing has punched a hole in the sky and scheduled every amazing book ever for September. This post will go over as many as I’ve read and plan to read and list all the reasons these should absolutely be on your radar. How To Be Remy Cameron by … More (Publishing Decided To Release Everything in) September Reads
Hello Readers & Writers, If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that my short story “Bigger Than Us” is part of Keep Faith – an anthology dedicated to exploring queerness and faith. Being September 1st, I can officially say happy book birthday as this anthology is out in the world today!! This is the … More Happy Book Birthday to Keep Faith
It happened during dinner. My husband and I were celebrating his birthday in a quiet corner of the Japanese-Peruvian restaurant everyone was talking about at the time. We had devoured an enormous platter of buttery sashimi and oysters we cheered like tequila shots. He stepped out to the men’s room, and I couldn’t resist. I … More Now What? One Yes and How to Surf a Tsunami of Rejections by Eddy Boudel Tan
Hello Readers & Writers, It’s been a while since I talked about books on the blog, but today I’m here with four amazing titles you need to read and new graphics courtesy of VickyCBooks. Summer really is starting off well and I hope yours is too! But now onto what we’re really here for: books. From … More Totes Casual July Reads
Congratulations! You’ve completed revisions. You are ready to present your work to publishers and have devised a submission strategy with your agent. Industry wizard that they are, your agent has already pitched your novel to several editors over drinks and has cast several spells. They have a list—an entire LIST of editors who might be … More Now What? How to Discover Editors by Carolyne Topdjian
“Shmagent” is a funny sounding word for an unfortunate and serious concern for querying authors: shady folks who appear to have your best intentions at heart, but are ultimately going about representing authors—or attempting to represent authors—in ways that will hurt a writer’s career. Whether you’re querying, have an offer, or have signed with an … More Now What? Signs You’ve Got a Legit Agent (and Red Flags To Look Out For) by Shannon Price
