Posts about publishing

This post was originally posted on the Lee & Low blog.   I’ve long been a fan of mysteries. Trixie Belden was my BFF as[…]

Life, the Universe, and Everything is NEXT WEEK! That means I’ll be seeing many of you then. If you’re unable to attend LTUE, though, and[…]

I’ll be in Utah this February again this year for the excellent science fiction/fantasy convention Life, the Universe, and Everything. It’s the convention’s 30th anniversary[…]

And by the way, if you haven’t seen me talk about it on Twitter or Facebook, you should check out this post on Cynthia Leitich[…]

A writer asks: I recently submitted the first three chapters of my manuscript to Tu Books as per your guidelines, and I am a ball[…]

Writers often ask me about query letters—how to write them, what to put in them, what will hook me. The problem is that I hate[…]

For those of you who submitted PARTIAL manuscripts, I am nearly up to date on everything that has come in up through June 1. I’ll[…]

I see this so often—most recently earlier today: A “writer”* tells his or her friends, “I have this great idea for a novel! What do[…]

Also, one more reminder: If you’re in Utah and have a chance to get to LTUE next week—only $20-25 to rub elbows with a bunch[…]

Well, I don’t know what else to call it. I’m flying in a little early before LTUE in mid-Feb. to visit Rick Walton’s publishing class,[…]