Publishing information at your fingertips

Agent Rachelle Gardner has a fantastic post with extensive lists to publishing information including:

-how to get published
-freelance editors
-what do say if an agent calls
-agent blogroll
-query letters

and much more!

Check it out here.

Marketing your book

Check out this extensive list of blog posts on how to market your books via agent Rachelle Gardner.

Publishing information you need

A brilliant post over at agent Rachelle Gardner's blog with loads of links to submission details, an agent blogroll, query tips and more.

Check it out!

Dissecting the rumours

Still on the topic of Harlequin's move to NET royalties on e-books, check out agent Kristin Nelson's figures.

Interesting reading.

Dear Lucky Agent contest

The fab 'GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS' blog is running their 9th 'Dear Lucky Agent' contest.

And it's free!

This contest is for women's/upmarket fiction so check out the details here.

Great opportunity!

How to avoid over-writing

Here's a brilliant list of 15 steps to avoid overwriting by author/agent Lois Winston over at The Five Scribes.

Well worth reading.

Trends in YA

If you're writing young adult or middle grade, you absolutely must read this post by agent/author Mandy Hubbard.

She just returned from a trip to NYC where she met with editors at major publishing houses and here's her take on what's trending in YA & MG at the moment.

Querying agents

Read this interesting post by agent Rachelle Gardner on 13 Ways to Screw up your Query.

I'm truly left shaking my head over some of the ways people approach agents...

Handy characterisation checklist

Agent Rachelle Gardner has a great post on what fiction editors look for, which can be used as a handy checklist to ensure your characters are leaping off the page. Check it out here.

Myth busting

Rachelle Gardner has been doing some agent myth busting over the last few days.

Check it out here.