Editorial Anonymous

I realize that the agent reading the bio of a query wants to see relatedness between the writer and the subject about which they write, so...

Stands for Book Expo America. Full of publishers and booksellers and authors and some people who want to be one of those things but are kidd...

How should the text of signs be formatted in a fiction manuscript? I've seen it in all caps but I am not sure if this is correct. For...

I was just wondering, in that vague kind of unfocused fashion that comes after just having had a full meal, what it takes to be an agent? A...

In my zeal to share my brand new novel with the WORLD!!! I misinterpreted "cast a wide net" as "query a bunch of agents all ...

Do editors worry when children’s book authors post political trash talk on the internet? I’ve seen some pretty offensive comments on Faceboo...

You may know Shannon Hale from her awesome Newbery-Honor-winning novel Princess Academy . Or maybe from her many other novels , which mana...

Give them to me! What's on your list, readers?

Love your blog! I have a quick question about sending my artwork to editors. There are always several different types of editors: editor in ...

How does one decide how to split up a story into parts if the book is too long and the story is continuing into another book? Is it OK to e...

On Thursday, February 11, 2010, In Memoriam , your blog says, "The story suggests some unusually good visuals - animation, in fact - th...

I have a book which is now in the hands of a publisher. It was recently submitted so it will take quite a bit of time to hear back about ...

I've had a middle-grade manuscript sitting (or standing, or whatever manuscripts do while they wait) at a small regional publisher for ...

I have written an original legend about an indigenous Chilean girl who saves her people from volcanic destruction. It would make a great ...

I once read that children books should also be designed to target parents since they are the ones buying the books. I would think that there...

I've written a children's book, which I plan on self publishing as an app. I have a built-in mode of marketing, which should ensure ...

After editing my manuscript multiple times, I sent it to a professional editor for a final polish. In my submission letters to editors an...

I'm about to start querying my novel (workshopped, re-written, etc.) to agents and feel I've put together a pretty good query. But,...

The Rejectionist has a little news flash for you: MFA programs may not help you get published . Let me preface this by acknowledging the tru...

I was hoping you could look over my query. Feel free to post it on your site if you wish. I offer the warning in my sidebar because an hones...