by Amber Argyle | May 30, 2009 | Publishing
It starts off with the usual. I’m skipping to the good stuff.We’ve had a chance to read your manuscript (any letter that doesn’t start off with “We love it. We’ll take it.” is a bad sign), and we’ve discussed it with our...
by Amber Argyle | May 28, 2009 | agents
Signing with an agent is a lot like getting married. You make the most educated decision you can, trust the other person, and jump. And I mean jump. (Fortunately, my agent has been great so far.)So what does an author want/expect? I can’t answer that for...
by Amber Argyle | May 26, 2009 | agents, Publishing
I’ve seen lots of posts by agents in what they love/hate from potential clients. So I thought I’d turn the tables. For all agents, here’s an author’s Do’s and Don’t list from all those unagented authors (many of these are from...
by Amber Argyle | May 23, 2009 | Stuff
My computer bought the farm. I opened a link from a friend on facebook. It infected my computer. When we have the money to fix it, I’ll be back. Until then, I’ll only be on when I can use my friend’s computer–and she’s moving.Stupid...
by Amber Argyle | May 19, 2009 | On Writing
This is such a complex, fascinating issue. I’m loving it.Okay, so the question is does POV matter per genre (different genres favor different POVs. As I mentioned before, speculative fiction uses 1st a lot. Epic fantasies use deep 3rd–I can’t think...
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