Getting An Agent Won’t Change Your Life
“I love these pages. This is exactly the type of novel I represent. Send it to me!” The agent was saying all the things you dream an agent will say when you sign up for a Manuscript Mart appointment at…
Category: The Writing Life
Interview with Michael Bourne, Author of BLITHEDALE CANYON
Michael Bourne’s debut novel Blithedale Canyon, just dropped and our very own Rachel Barenbaum had a chance to chat with him about the novel, writing, and what he hopes readers will take away. Here we go… Michael, congratulations on the…
On Writing Funny: An Interview with Christine Simon, Author of The Patron Saint of Second Chances.
Christine Simon’s delightful debut novel, The Patron Saint of Second Chances, is a story of survival. Welcome to the southern Italian town of Prometto, a “going nowhere place.” The population is dwindling, there is little to no tax revenue coming…
An Interview with Annie Hartnett, Author of UNLIKELY ANIMALS
Annie Hartnett’s second novel, UNLIKELY ANIMALS, is the story of Emma, a med school dropout returning to her small New Hampshire hometown to take care of her father who is suffering from dementia. This funny and intricate novel weaves together…
Interview with Rachel Barenbaum, Author of Atomic Anna
In Rachel Barenbaum’s sweeping time-travel novel, ATOMIC ANNA, three generations of women must work across time and continents to change their lives and the history of the world. This is a gorgeous story of family, science, love, and an abiding…
Ten Tips I learned About Novel Revision from Matt Bell, Author of Refuse to Be Done
Author and writing instructor Matt Bell recently spoke at Porter Square Books at Grub Street’s beautiful, new narrative arts center in Boston—in person no less! In introducing his new craft book, Refuse to Be Done (Soho Press, 2022), Bell promised…