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Guest Post: How to Find an Agent
Guest post written by the AMAZING Danielle Maurer! Without further adieu… How to Find an Agent* A Step-by-Step Semi-Illustrated Guide** By Danielle Maurer Step One: Track down The Agent’s general location. In this case, a writer’s conference at a posh hotel. Step Two: Acquire suitable supplies for a stakeout. Double-fisting beverages is encouraged. Especially traditional writerly drinks like coffee and tea. You must demonstrate that you embody the tastes of a True WriterTM. Step Three: Find a concealed location to observe and wait. Fake plants are recommended. So are high vantage points. Step Four: Become one with your disguise. If you concentrate really hard, nobody will see you. Step…
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DFWCON TOMORROW
Here is my succinct response: AAAAAAAHHAHHAHAHAAAAEEEHHHEHEHAHHAHAAAAAHAHAOMGOMGOMGOMGAAAHHHAHAHAHHHHAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!1111!!!1!1!1!!!!!!!!1!!! Ahem. And now, for my to-do list:
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TOP TEN Reasons to Participate in NaNoWriMo
So, I’ve referenced it a few times, and I’ll reference it hundreds more before we’re done. National Novel Writing Month. What is it? Basically, it’s this. A nonprofit, online-only event aimed at encouraging writers to finish 50,000 words during November. That’s right. 30 days to write 50,000 words. Even for professional authors, that’s hard. Here’s why you should do it.
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How I Choose My Character Names
Painstakingly. Do a search through your book. How many times will your characters refer to themselves? How many times will you, as the writer, type their names? In my most recently novel, Occupational Hazards, I typed the Alexis’s sister’s name 362 times. Melissa isn’t even a physical presence in Alexis’s story most of the time, and she’s referenced that often. Now imagine I’d named Melissa “Crapbag.”
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Welcome!
You found me. Yay! This is a blog for writers. By writers. Mostly, I’m hoping to help newbie writers by sharing my methods, but I’m not a professional author (yet) either, so maybe we can all help each other! Either way, here’s my point of view. On everything. Sit back, grab the popcorn, and enjoy.
