Mark Charan Newton Interviews His Editor Julie Crisp
Mark Charan Newton, author of the Legends of the Red Sun series and the newly released novel Drakenfeld, has stopped by today to share an interview he did with his…
Mark Charan Newton, author of the Legends of the Red Sun series and the newly released novel Drakenfeld, has stopped by today to share an interview he did with his…
Given the choice, I feel safe in saying that the vast majority of writers would prefer to be published with a large publishing house, particularly after a bidding war that…
Welcome to the third and final part of our interview with Sara Megibow of the Nelson Literary Agency, where we talk fantasy specifics. With amazing clients in the genre such…
Welcome to Part II of our interview with literary agent Sara Megibow of the Nelson Literary Agency. If you missed Part I you can read it here. Today we talk…
I was pretty excited the day I discovered writers were cool enough to have agents. Akin to a bookish James Bond, a literary agent sounded like someone the recluse in…
It can sometimes seem a little crazy. We live in a world governed by metrics. From end of year performance reviews to hospital waiting times, everything in our lives seems…
In Part One of this interview with debut novelist Leigh Ann Kopans, we talked about making the leap from being an agented writer on the cusp of traditional publishing, to…
“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury Like many writers, I’ve slaved over short stories. I’ve revised mercilessly, hacking away at excess verbiage,…
I’ve never been a fan of self-publishing. I like the concept of freedom, but the reality scares me. Freedom, badly wielded, can be just as much of a curse as…
This month, I interviewed Margaret Curelas, Acquisitions Editor of Tyche Books, a Canadian speculative fiction small press publisher. Tyche Books can be found online at tychebooks.com or on twitter @TycheBooks.…
Recently, Terry Deary, author of the children’s books Horrible Histories, created a bit of a stir when he claimed that libraries are no longer relevant and that they hurt authors…
The sun was low in the sky and my thoughts were turning towards finding dinner. The plod across the plain had been long and arduous and I was starting to…