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geri-spieler's picture
Apr.29.2012
  As a newspaper reporter, occasionally I was assigned to report on a story whose subject I didn't know well.    I learned that if I don't know what questions to ask. Otherwise I was at a huge disadvantage and at risk for being misled.   When these assignments came my way, I...
lisa-yee's picture
Feb.02.2012
Guess who made a cameo on The Simpsons? Why, that would be Ivy Ling, an American Girl character I wrote about inGOOD LUCK, IVY!!! Here's the Ivy doll and Ivy on the TV show. Can you spot her? Ivy was also on television when she first debuted. Only, she wasn't with any of the Simpsons, insteadIvy...
dale-estey's picture
Feb.01.2012
The ins and outs of this story are not known and perhaps awaits someone's memoir. Still, everyone walks away with a lot o' loot, which might mitigate bad feelings. If Mr. Little is looking for a new client to make ridiculously rich, I am willing to sacrifice myself....
dale-estey's picture
Dec.23.2011
It's difficult to say if Havel was, before all else, one particular person or another. His plays concerned political themes, yet he kept writing plays while he was deep into real politic. But, it seems he began and ended as an author - so let's go with that. Vaclav Havel, ©2000 Eddie Adams...
dale-estey's picture
Jul.25.2011
 Faker Impersonates Writers House Agent & Offers Book DealsBy Jason Boog  Yesterday novelist Lisa Yee warned her followers about an online fraud–somebody pretending to be her agent has been contacting writers about book deals. Aspiring authors should beware. Here is the complete tweet: “Someone...
dale-estey's picture
Jul.02.2011
So, if they now have a hole (dare I say, a gigantic  hole) in their stable, perhaps they're lookin' ... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   J.K. Rowling Follows Her Agent & Leaves Christopher Little Literary AgencyBy Maryann Yin    UK literary agent Neil Blair will be leaving the Christopher...
jason-quinn-malott's picture
Jul.01.2011
Hello, my name’s Jason. Will you be my agent? I have a BA in Creative Writing from Kansas State University, and an MFA from Naropa University, and I have one published novel. The Evolution of Shadows, was released in 2009 by Unbridled Books. My book received a nice review from Publishers Weekly,...
gabriella-hewitt's picture
Jun.15.2011
in orlando, fl today. relaxing and enjoying the pool and sun but it is not all fun and games. there is still work to be done. the marketing machine is in costant motion. an author with a release date right around the corner and manuscripts in one stage the other, i am never at rest. finished up...
eric-a-olsen's picture
May.23.2011
Photo by Jeffrey Abrahams   How Can I Find An Agent? By Eric Olsen   I know there are some good agents out there. Some of the writers in We Wanted to Be Writers have good agents, agents who sell their work and aggressively look after their interests and hold their hands when hands need...
lisa-yee's picture
May.13.2011
"Do I need an agent?"   That's something people ask me all the time. Well, that and "would you like paper or plastic?" The answer is well, yeah. Duh. We could all do well to have James Bond on our side. However, if you are asking about a literary agent, then the answer is yes or...