6 Reasons Why an Editor Stops Reading by Emily Bryan

by Marie-Claude Bourque
WE HAVE A WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS KIM SMITH!
I am delighted to welcome historical author Emily Bryan with a fabulous and helpful post on how to hook your reader (read agent, editor) from the get-go. I discovered Emily by reading her Distracting the Duchess, a really light and sexy Regency and I have been addicted [...]

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Writer Inspiration: Margaret Mallory

by Marie-Claude Bourque
Today, I am please to welcome historical author Margaret Mallory who is represented by Kevan Lyon and who also happen to be in my RWA chapter (Go GSRWA!).  Here’s to you Margaret
Thanks so much for inviting me! 
Q: As a newly published author, do you have advice regarding how an unpublished author should choose [...]

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AGENT SHOP PITCH DAY

Hello everyone!
Hope you’re ready to pitch.
For this ‘Agent Shop’ session we welcome:
Kevan Lyon with Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
And today’s author spotlight is on: 
LAURA GRIFFIN 
UNTRACEABLE

BEWARE OF WHAT YOU LOOK FOR… YOU MIGHT FIND IT.
Private investigator Alexandra Lovell uses computer skills and cunning to help clients drop off the radar and begin new lives in safety. Melanie Bess, [...]

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ECWC: Agent Panel: What They Want. (Or Not!)

By Marie-Claude Bourque
Last week-end, I was very lucky to attend the wonderful Emerald City Writers Conference in Bellevue, WA. It’s great that I live so close.
The conference was a success as described here at Barbara Vey’s Blog (Publisher’s Weekly) .
I sat in front of a panel of impressive agents and editors and though I’d share what I [...]

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Pitching: Scoring a Home Run

Song of the Day: Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins
With the RWA National Conference right around the corner, there has been quite a lot of buzz recently about pitching. What is pitching? Pitching is winding up your best fast ball (your novel) to deliver to a batter (an agent or editor) in the major [...]

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