The Life and Times of a Navy Husband

Good news: my latest batch of queries has already generated a request for the full MS!
That’s the second request for a read. I’m trying to control my fantasies of fame and riches this time around. I haven’t been able to find out much about the agency. I know it’s a small agency of I think [...]

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I sent out about ten more submissions this weekend, some via e-mail, some via postal mail. I pulled some of the names from a print directory of literary agents. Others came from agentquery.com.
I’m noticing a new trend with regard to e-mail queries: agency websites state that they cannot respond to all queries but will respond [...]

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(Indulge me.)
I assume all writers go through this, the Million Questions. What kind of story am I going to write? What style, what tone, what perspective? Who’s the main character? What’s the setting?
It goes on and on and on.
But if there’s a hierarchy, the question at the top is Who are the characters? Then, What [...]

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Posts have been slow, I know. It’s because I’m working on the new book.
The blog isn’t the only thing that’s suffering. I haven’t sent out any submissions since March. At this point I’m just querying blindly, anyway. I’ve exhausted the agents of contemporary authors I identify with — at least those agents who accept queries. [...]

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A long-standing dream of mine is about to be fulfilled. I’ve got tickets to see Tool in Boston in July, and the funny thing is, I have no idea what to expect. I don’t know if they put on an elaborate show or a simple one, if Maynard will be outspoken like Eddie Vedder or [...]

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