Free-tique contest with Jennifer Jaeger of ABLA is now open!
Free-tique contest with agent Jennifer Jaeger of Andrea Brown Literary Agency is open for Entries!
Why do you want to enter?
1) It’s a chance to see how you stand among your competition FOR FREE.
2) If you pass Snoop’s muster, it’s another way to get yourself in front of a notable literary agent QUICKLY!
3) It’s just plain fun, y’all.
Submissions are open from now until 11:59PM (CST) Friday, October 26th.
Looking for an agent? Get ready for a fun writing contest in October!
Hi everyone, this is just your big heads up. Snoop, an esteemed literary agent, and I will be hosting a writing contest in October. So get your manuscripts ready! To keep up with updates an announcements regarding this contest, don’t forget to sign up for my free-tique list.
See you in October!
SNOOP SAYS:
Contest? Contest? YUMMY!
congratulations to Tracy Holczer for this year’s SCBWI Sue Alexander Award win!
IN WRITING NEWS:
I’m sending a big shout out to tiquee Tracy Holczer for her Sue Alexander Award win with SCBWI!
Congrats, Tracy!
Snoop says:
Whoot! Whoot!
watch DEAL OR NO DEAL tonight: guest starring cynthea, tamarak and fdoone!
If you’ve got TIVO or whatever, be sure to record the season premiere of Deal or No Deal on NBC tonight and get ready to put the thing on Pause or Slow-Mo. Chances are you might catch a glimpse of the three lovely ladies who are making it big in Hollywood (as audience members). 🙂 Enjoy!
PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE is listed in PM!
IN WRITING NEWS: (K, the synopsis isn’t exactly spot on, but who cares?! Now I know what it feels like to be in Publisher’s Marketplace. Pretty dang cool, people.
Q: What elements make for a good hook, particularly at a story’s outset?
Q: What elements make for a good hook, particularly at a story’s outset?
A: Hook is really hard to define. But here’s how I look at it (in terms of opening pages)
It’s something that draws you in.
It could be a first line.
It could be a character’s unique voice.
It could be an interesting situation on the first pages.
It could be the style in which the piece is written.
Q: I want to write for teens, but I’m much older than a teen…
Q: I want to write for teens, but I’m much older than a teen and don’t really know if it’s something I can tackle without coming across as unauthentic. What’s the best way to learn how to write for the teen audience in particular?
A: The best way to get to know how to write for YA is to read a bunch of YA novels. You don’t even have to read the whole book; opening chapters say a lot about the great range within YA.
Q: If a publisher’s guidelines says to address all submissions to a general submissions editor…
Q: If a publisher’s guidelines says to address all submissions to a general
submissions editor (e.g., acquisitions editor or something similar) versus a specific person, is it acceptable to “break those rules†if I learn about an editor there who has preferences for the kind of work I write?
A: Almost all houses have submissions guidelines that are generic or say to send something to SUBMISSIONS EDITOR, or something like that.
Q: How do I know if a literary agent is great?
Q: How do I know if a literary agent is great?
A: Great is a subjective word, but if you do your research by going to the places I suggest in my course, you’ll start to narrow down who might be great for your work and who might not.