22/09/2019
How money-side of book publishing works. A post by Kate Mckean
An Agent Explains the Ins and Outs of Book Deals - Electric Literature
How do advances work? When do you get royalties? How long until you can quit your job? A pro demystifies the money part of writing
13/04/2018
https://bit.ly/2vbCp8j
An informative post by veteran developmental editor Alan Rinzler about what a writer should expect while hiring a developmental editor.
What should you expect from a developmental editor?
As a longtime developmental editor, I often get questions from authors about the editor-writer relationship.
11/04/2018
How a bad agent, or a bad relationship with your agent, can do more harm to your writing career than having no agent. A comprehensive & useful blog by author & former NathanBransford
How to handle an offer of representation - Nathan Bransford
Having been on both sides of this phone call, as both an agent and as author, here's my advice for how to handle an offer of representation from a literary agent
04/01/2018
What does Literary agent Sara Megibow look for in q***r SFF?
Queeries: What does literary agent Sara Megibow look for in q***r SFF? - Queership
"Show me someone who invites her partner over to meet the parents at Shabbat dinner." Agent Sara Megibow talks about what she looks for in q***r SFF.
02/11/2017
http://thewritepractice.com/rowling-rules-of-writing/
JK Rowling's 8 Rules of Writing - The Write Practice
You know who JK Rowling is. You know Harry Potter took the world by storm. You may even be aware that Rowling had trouble getting published at all. Ms. Rowling has shared a lot of terrific writing wisdom, but in my opinion, these are her eight best rules.
31/10/2017
Sharing this article about . Might be helpful for many new .
Tips for Crowdfunding Your Novel
Are you an author who needs financial assistance? Don’t miss this post. Here’s how to get started with crowdfunding for authors:
19/08/2017
Great article by Sona Charaipotra and Zoraida Cordova.
https://www.bustle.com/p/how-ya-twitter-is-trying-to-dismantle-white-supremacy-one-book-at-a-time-76946
How YA Twitter Is Dismantling White Supremacy, One Book At A Time
Last week, just days before white supremacists descended upon Charlottesville, heated conversations about racism were already playing out on Twitter, triggered by the release of a Vulture treatise about the "toxic nature" of the young adult community…
17/08/2017
A useful blog post by Kirtida Gautam for the writers who want to create diverse literature.
http://bestsellerstory.blogspot.hk/2017/08/3-actions-writers-can-take-to-create.html?m=1
3 Actions Writers Can Take To Create More Diverse Literature
“Problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.” ― Albert Einstein 1- Write From Your Roots: You don’t ‘forc...
31/05/2017
Lots of writing contents held in June with variety of genres and topics and opportunity of winning prestigious prizes.
http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.hk/2017/05/34-writing-contests-in-june-2017-no.html?m=1
34 Writing Contests in June 2017 - No entry fees!
There are nearly three dozen free contests in June. They cover the full range of topics, styles and genres, from essays, to poetry, to fu...
30/03/2017
Sarah LaPolla will be the guest for (https://twitter.com/PanAsianVoices)
This is a great opportunity to interact with one of the most sought after literary agents of the USA publishing industry. It's our luck that she is taking out time from her neck deep busy schedule for this interaction. Kindly be there on Twitter on 31st March
EST: 9:00 a.m.
PST: 6:00 a.m.
IST: 6:30 p.m.
Also,
(1) No pitching during the event.
(2) Please be respectful
(3) It's an event to learn about the publishing industry, kindly prepare your questions in advance
(4) Have fun, spread word!
If you have any further question, you can reach Kirtida Gautam or me out on Twitter:
(1) Kirtida Gautam (https://twitter.com/KirtidaGautam)
(2) Payal Desai (https://twitter.com/payaldesai83)
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22/03/2017
Hi Friends,
Tomorrow is
EST: 11:30 a.m.
PST: 8:30 a.m.
IST: 9:00 p.m.
It's a Twitter Chat event in which authors can ask questions to The Team Bent.
http://www.thebentagency.com/intro2.php
The Bent Agency is one of the biggest Literary Agencies in the USA. I will encourage all new authors to take part in it.
Kindly share and spread word.
The Bent Agency
15/03/2017
A brilliantly phrased Review by Kirtida Gautam of the astonishing novel The Hate you give by Angie Thomas.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1942229068?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
Kirtida Gautam (Milpitas, CA)’s review of The Hate U Give
I am in love with THE HATE U GIVE. It was my MOONLIGHT walk with Starr, trying to understand racism and prejudice in American society. THE HATE U GIVE gave me the hope that the anger a writer feels, and the fictional world s/he creates using this “negative” emotion is worth its mettle. Here is a wom...