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Fix mah ignorance?
What does "chewing the scenery" mean, precisely, and where did this phrase originate from? -
Fix mah ignorance?
Okay, for those who know things about cars ( Read more... ) -
Things being an intern has taught me
My little internship at Unnamed Publishing Company is not going so very well. It's not the worst job I've ever had, but it's certainly not the best. The company I work for is not really a literary publisher, so I'm keeping in mind that a job at a more literary press/company might be more my speed ( Read more... ) -
Trying to find my way through the intertubes
1. Is there a compiled list anywhere of published authors that possess a livejournal? I know there's a list of writers/editors/etc who have LJs, but any that are just of *published* authors? Yes, I am a slightly stalkerish fen who loves to lurk around the blogs of the authors she reads ( Read more... ) -
Oh great tubes of the internet, I beseech thee, send me your wisdom.
1. I totally just realize the last fifty pages or so if what I've been writing on the Tower!Guy novel are so, so, so, so crappy. FRAAAAAAAAK. Frakkity frak frakkin' frakked frakker. There aren't enough made up cuss words for this situation. *headdesk ( Read more... ) -
Links and questions and all sorts of things
agentturnaround.
- Useful because it has listed most of the agents I've been reasearching and it also lead me to cross one off of my list, because she apparently has a wretched track record of even getting back to writers, much less getting back to them in a timely fashion.
Also, matociquala has asked about font preferences among agents, editors, etcSo far Courier and ( Read more... ) -
I come to consult the experts
The basic question is this: is having a novel with a word count above 100,000 the absolute death of any hopes for publishing a work you may have?
It's come upon me that even with the massive editing I've been doing, that Revenant Blues is going to be a little on the hefty side ( Read more... ) -
Some questions for those more experienced in the submissions game
I'm really hitting the books (literally) on the best ways to query and submit to publishers/agents ( Read more... ) -
Questions, questions
Firstly, I hope the first three days of 2007 have been terrific for everyone, and that 2007 will prove to be a year of great luck, great growth, great fortune, and great happiness for you all ( Read more... )