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So, shocking as it is, I read. I read Big 5, I read the ingredients on my food, I even read independently published and some small press stuff.

As you probably know, I’m not a big fan of ereading. I have a tablet that’s got a great screen, but never felt the need for a specialized ( Read more... )

Originally published at Agent Incite. Please leave any comments there.

For those of you stalking me on Twitter, you may have noticed I sometimes alternate between posting from the UberSocial for BlackBerry, the web and now Echofon. Some of this is so i can continue conversations while I’m on the phone, some is because I’m wandering around at home…or ( Read more... )

Well, I ended the con the right way. Exhausted, satisfied and wishing I'd done more. I barely got a chance to some friends and pros like Allen Wold, James Maxey, Tom Kratman and Jagi Lamplighter and KT Pinto. I was lucky enough to be on a panel with Gray Rinehart who is both fun and knowledgeable.

My Saturday night panel at 11pm was with Chuck ( Read more... )

I got the first of the guest blogs I asked for this week from people in publishing. I'm still waiting on a couple more, but I'm surprised that I have gotten so little from non writers. I even specifically pointed out a person at Arisia that I'd like to hear from ( Read more... )

As a follow on to yesterday's post I've got a couple books to recommend. I may have mentioned some of these before, some are pretty basic, some are a bit further afield.

The Encyclopedia of Eastern Mythology. ISBN0754800695
Great guide to the deities, legends, and more of the eastern world. The cover price was $40 when i bought it and i consider ( Read more... )

chipaatsua asked several questions that I'll attempt to answer.

First was: 1. what goes into making the decision on whether to offer representation,
First I have to like, really, like a book. Then i have to know where it's going to go first and what I'm going to emphasize in the cover letter to those first editors. Those two go hand in hand. After these, I ( Read more... )

In answer to laurahcory1 's question a couple posts back about what a typical day is like, I really don't have those. I try and dedicate two or three days at a time to reading slush, and use other days to catch up with clients and editors. Some days I simply hit industry news sources. Yesterday was unusually email heavy as i discovered that the contact form ( Read more... )

I'm continually bemused by the amount of people who friend me and actually stick around. I see comments from people who I don't know, and who haven't commented before or in a long time and it kicks the curiosity up another notch ( Read more... )

While I know a surprising number of you, actually given the extent of my introversion its a shocking number, I don't know most of you. I also have no idea how you got here or why you stay. If you have the time, please introduce yourself. Real names not required...

What are some your favorite books? Children's books? (first readers to teen), "classic literature", fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction ( Read more... )