Originally published at Kimberly Sabatini. You can comment here or there.

In typical fashion, the new year kicks off conversations about goals and fears-particularly the fear of not achieving said goals. I imagine this to be true for the majority of folks that breath, but I KNOW its a hot topic for writers. Writing and selling books is like asking ( Read more... )

Originally published at Kimberly Sabatini. You can comment here or there.

I wanted to talk to you a little bit about revision today. I’ve got some RANDOM thoughts that have been marinating and I thought I’d share them with you…

*Right now, revision is a blast because I’m in the slay-the-monster-zone. The only thing stopping me from having a kick- ( Read more... )

Today is my 1st Anniversary!!!  It's been one year since I signed with Michelle Wolfson of Wolfson Literary Agency and became part of the Wolf Pack.  I adore my agent and love my agency sistahs!!!  Without a doubt, this is the perfect place for me.

It's my tendency to write something emotional on such a momentous occasion, but right now I want to ( Read more... )

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away--okay...up until January 2011--I was given lots of advice during the great agent and editor search.  I ate up the recommendations like they were Dibs, those bite size chocolate covered ice cream bites.  But there was one piece of advice that I found hard to swallow--don't jump at just any agent and/or ( Read more... )

Thursday night, fellow Wolf Pack member Tawna Fenske was contemplating what to do with her hair during her yoga class.  Because great minds think alike, uber agent Michelle Wolfson and I suggested a french braid would be the cure all to her yoga woes.  I nodded off to sleep that night, content in the knowledge that I had done my grooming duty for ( Read more... )

If you haven't heard me screaming and jumping up and down with joy--you may be suffering from undiagnosed hearing loss.   Why all that hooting and hollering you wonder?  It's because my most amazing agent, Michelle Wolfson of Wolfson Literary Agency sold my Young Adult novel TOUCHING THE SURFACE to the incredible Anica Rissi at Simon Pulse.  * ( Read more... )

I didn't mean to wait so long to write the final installment of my quest to get an agent. (Sorry about that.)  The good news is that I'm revising my tactics and actively pursuing ways to become a new and improved, more competent blogger.   More to come on that later, but for now it's back to the world of agenting. If you're coming late to the ( Read more... )

I'm back and gratefully a little smarter than I was in Part 1 and 2 of this adventure. When I left off,  I'd just joined SCBWI and even more shocking--I'd signed up for the SCBWI 2007 Eastern NY Conference.  I'm not sure what possessed me, I'm not super spontaneous on a normal day, but to make it even more of a head scratcher--the conference was on ( Read more... )

I know--I owe you part three of my agent journey--it's coming.  But right now, there are a few things that I must share with you.  They are things that make my life fabulous...that are not Michelle Wolfson.  This in no way should be taken as an indication that Michelle Wolfson is not fabulous.  She is uber amazing!!  In fact, it wasn't easy to find ( Read more... )

Hmmm so where were we? Oh, that's right--Dad just died, pregnant with 3rd child, recently discovered the benefits of being an emotional risk taker and now dedicated to being a children's book author.

I'm sure you're all saying... "Blah, blah, blah--sweet story and all--but what has this got to do with the truth about getting an agent???"

It's ( Read more... )