About This Writing Stuff

Chuck Sambuchino of Writer's Digest dominates this week's selection with a variety of discussions both with and about agents.  Speaking of agents, Jane Friedman presents a Q&A with Kelly Mortimer of Mortimer Literary Agency.   Also, a shout out to authors Kelly Meding and Ann C. Crispin on their recent successes!  Kelly's urban fantasy Dreg City series comes to audio while Ann tells the story of how Jack Sparrow came to be the mad pirate captain he is!


Twist Ending Tips from Harlan Coben  by Jessica Strawser

How to Recover from eMail Gaffes  by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Ask the Agent: Kelly Mortimer   posted by Jane Friedman

Kelly Meding's Dreg City series Comes to Audio!   - My friend Kelly Meding is excited to annouce the audio version of her novels, Three Days to Dead, As Lie the Dead, and Another Kind of Dead.  Check it out, yo!

Ann C. Crispin's Pirates of the Carribbean: The Price of Freedom - Veteran SF, Fantasy, and Media Tie-In author Ann C. Crispin's latest novel delves into the past of Captain Jack Sparrow himself!


The Chuck Sambuchino List

How $1 Could Make You a Bestselling Author by Carolyn Jess-Cooke

Agent Advice:  Vicki Motter of Andrea Hurst & Associates  

How to Jump on the Media Go-Round by Janie Reinart

7 Things I've Learned So Far  by Rachel Friedman

New Agent Alert: Kathleen Rushall of Waterside Productions

How I Got My Agent: Paul Elwork