Finding a Literary Agent: Acing the Much Anticipated Phone Call
Well, we’re one week out from the shocking US Presidential election that has left so many devastated. I’m personally just starting to claw myself out of a well of despair. […]
An Imperfectly Magical Writing Residency at The Lemon Tree House in Tuscany
Last year I spent a week writing in Walla Walla, Washington, courtesy of the Northwest Playwrights Alliance and Ms. Leticia Lopez, who generously donated the use of her vacation home […]
On Writing, Motherhood, Inclusion and #BinderCon
This weekend the Out of the Binders Conference for women and gender non-conforming writers is happening in New York. The event known as BinderCon offers keynotes, like today’s apparently amazing […]
Finding a Literary Agent: Plotting Your Submission Strategy
So your project feels ready. You’ve compiled a list of literary agents you want to approach, and you’ve drafted a query letter. Now it’s time for the rubber to hit […]
Finding a Literary Agent: Writing and Personalizing the Query Letter
In my last post about finding a literary agent, I talked about compiling your list of targets. Once you’ve developed a list of 15 – 30 agents you’re interested in […]
Announcing the winner of The Barefoot Book of Children #Giveaway
The lucky winner of a copy of THE BAREFOOT BOOK OF CHILDREN written by Tessa Strickland and Kate DePalma and illustrated by David Dean is: Katherine Martinelli Congratulations! Katherine […]
Finding a literary agent: how do you decide who to query?
Ok, I promised to share some tips for finding a literary agent and negotiating the query process, but I’ve decided to break things up into manageable chunks, since I do […]
Enter to win a copy of The Barefoot Book of Children, New from Barefoot Books!
A few months ago, I published an essay in the Ties column at The New York Times called A Poster Family for Diversity. Soon after, I got an email […]
On Being a Late Bloomer AKA “I finally got a literary agent”
This summer, one of my writing dreams came true — I signed with a literary agent! I’ve been writing my entire adult life, so this wasn’t my first attempt at […]
A List of Cliches That Apply to the Parenting of Teenagers
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. Shit happens. Handle it with kid gloves. Bite your tongue. Bite me. Don’t let your mouth write a check […]
