Links of Interest

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING:  Agent Rachelle Gardner continues to explain the stages a book takes from proposal to being published in a series of articles.

The Writing and Editing Stage:
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/proposal-to-publication-part-3-of-5.html

Pre-Production:
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/proposal-to-publication-part-4-of-5.html

Title, Cover, and Marketing Plans:
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/proposal-to-publication-part-5-of-5.html


AGENTS: The Etiquette of Querying Note: Some of this agent’s “rules” run counter to the way other agencies want you to query. ALWAYS read guidelines for each agency!

http://dglm.blogspot.com/2009/07/etiquette-of-submitting-to-agent.html

WORD COUNT IN NOVELS: Agent Jessica Faust discusses the suggested word count in various types of novels.

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/07/word-count.html

QUERIES: What makes an agent stop reading a query and why.

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-stop-reading-when.html

PROLOGUES: An editor discusses the pluses and minuses of using a prologue.

http://behlerblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/prologue-abuse/

WORLDBUILDING: Why Magic Should Have a Cost in Fantasy.

http://angelaslatter.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/on-the-limits-of-magic-or-if-everyone’s-special-then-no-one’s-special/

AGENTS WHO HANDLE SCIENCE FICTION: Author Josh Vogt lists ten major agents who handle sf.

http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner%7Ey2009m7d24-10-literary-agents-who-represent-speculative-fiction

MYTH IN SCIENCE FICTION:

http://booktionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/jc-de-la-torre-on-mythology-in.html

CRAFT: How to Identify Dragging Narrative

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2009/07/self-editing-one-step-at-time-how-to.html

TRUE CRIME OR FICTIONALIZED TRUE CRIME: The advantages and disadvantages of each. Sorry, there’s no direct link. This is the blog for July 27, 2009.

http://www.chipmacgregor.com/

CRAFT: The danger of overused adjectives.

http://behlerblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/adjective-itis/