Archive for May, 2010

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The Summer of Moonlight Secrets

I am beyond excited to congratulate Danette Haworth on the release of her second novel, The Summer of Moonlight Secrets.
Aside from being a phenomenal storyteller, one of the reasons I admire Danette so much is her drive as an author—she constantly pushes herself to tell new stories and for each one of her novels to [...]

3 Comments » - Posted in Announcements/Agency Biz, Books We Love by Ted

Friday, May 7th, 2010

25 Words or Less

I recently judged a contest for the blog at QueryTracker.net, a great site for writers at the query stage looking for more information about potential agents (and where my client Cole Gibsen first learned about me). I agreed to help out and, seeking something that would be both 1) easy on me and 2) beneficial [...]

28 Comments » - Posted in Choosing an Agent/Submitting, On Writing by Chris

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Auction for Tennessee Flood Victims

Three writers from the Nashville area have set up a blog where they’ll be auctioning off prizes involving writers, agents, and editors, to help victims of the recent flooding. I’ve just added a 30 minute phone call consultation with an aspiring author as one of the things to bid on. Head over to their blog [...]

4 Comments » - Posted in Announcements/Agency Biz by Chris

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Twenty Boy Summer

Sometimes, books change lives. I’m not talking about self-help books, either. I’m also not talking about being on the subway and randomly getting accosted by a man with a knife, who launches the blade at your chest from across the aisle, but thankfully you’re reading the new Dan Brown book and the hardcover acts like [...]

6 Comments » - Posted in Announcements/Agency Biz, Books We Love by Ted