by Amber Argyle | Dec 16, 2008 | agents, Publishing, Stuff
Sometimes some pretty amazing things happen on your blogs. For instance, I read Nathan Bradsford’s blog, and he recently had a competition for the first paragraph of your MS. I entered and failed to win, but one of my favorite paragraphs did. So I chimed in to...
by Amber Argyle | Dec 12, 2008 | agents, Publishing, Stuff
For those of you that don’t know the story, I was offered a publishing contract by a small house. I struggled over whether to “settle,” because I felt like my work might never see book form if I didn’t. I had conceded that I had to start...
by Amber Argyle | Nov 16, 2008 | agents, On Writing, Publishing
At Nathan’s website, an interesting post was created concerning agents. One of the bloggers asked how to get an agent. The guest author didn’t have any insights, because he’s had an agent long enough to be out of the loop. So I thought I’d give...
by Amber Argyle | Sep 15, 2008 | agents
I just received an offer for representation! I can barely type this because I’m so busy doing my “happy dance!”Yippee!Of course, I haven’t accepted yet because I want to give the other agents a chance to respond.Update: I have accepted an...
by Amber Argyle | Aug 28, 2008 | agents
Hey all,I’ve been doing lots of research on various agents. Some of them have very helpful blogs or websites, and I’ve listed quite a few on my bloglist. Make sure and check them out!Some of my favs are Publisher’s Marketplace, Agent Query, AAR,...
by Amber Argyle | Jul 9, 2008 | agents
I had an agent that loved my book. She said so herself. I waited for a couple weeks and every communication I had with her was so positive. I started to get really, really excited.Then she offered a rejection wrapped in mounds of praise. Like all pirates everywhere, I...
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