It’s a commonplace that novelists—especially aspiring novelists—should read a lot, and, more specifically, read lots of novels. It goes hand-in-glove, right? A certain number of people who love reading stories will eventually decide, wisely or not, to try their hand…
Go Figure: Musings from the Mind of Rob Wilstein. Tough as it is to admit, I may be the laziest researcher in the novel writing community, though I’ve done no research into my competition. Research has never been a strong…
One fear that I’ve always had as a writer is that all of my characters will sound and think exactly like me. Let’s face it: I can be a little weird, and there are people who can barely stand to…
This week I continue on my quest to find the ideal agent database. I believe I’ve found it in QueryTracker. QueryTracker (http://www.querytracker.net/) offers many useful features, most of which are FREE, but you must sign up and log-in to perform…
Someday, someone you know will get their novel published. If you take enough workshops and hang around with people who write long enough, it’s almost inevitable. If you’re lucky, it will be a truly lovely human being who has serious…
This week: Agent Databases 1: AgentQuery You have buried your darlings and revised, tweaked, and proofread until you are blind. It’s finally time to find an agent who will lovingly help you find a suitable home for the product of…