The New York Times reported on a new Kurt Vonnegut library that’s going to open in Indianapolis in the fall, and my favorite part of the article is a quote from his oldest daughter, Edie Vonnegut, who said, “We have boxes of rejection letters, letters saying, ‘You have no talent and we suggest you give…
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BBC reported yesterday that actress Emma Thompson has signed a deal with publishers Frederick Warne to write a new Peter Rabbit book. Frederick Warne reportedly asked Thompson to write the book for the 110th anniversary of author Beatrix Potter‘s original Peter Rabbit story. Now, I’ve got to say, I’ve got mixed feelings about this news.…
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If you’re not already devouring every bit of information on the first annual Write On Con online conference, head over there and start browsing (after you’ve finished reading this post, of course.) Write On Con is a fabulous idea, and I was excited about it when they first announced the event. I love going to…
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One says goodbye; many more say helloooo! Today is literary agent Colleen Lindsey‘s last day at Fine Print Literary Management and last day as an agent, and she will be missed. But she has written a great post on her blog about her departure, detailing everything she has been doing to make sure her clients…
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News today that literary agent Colleen Lindsey of Fine Print Literary Management is leaving agenting — yep, not moving to another agency, but saying goodbye to that job and moving back into publishing. This sounds like great news for Colleen, and I wish her congratulations and best wishes on her new online job with Penguin.…
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Interesting news out today that Simon & Schuster has launched an online interactive serial novel for teens. At www.loserqueen.com, the first few chapters of a new novel by New York Times best-selling author Jodi Lynn Anderson are available. Here’s the novel (forgive the pun) part: readers can vote on what happens next. And they can…
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Ok, don’t got too excited about that title. New agents are typically a great opportunity for unpublished writers, but this one might not be the agent you’re looking for. Introducing the Hannah Rogers Literary Agency, the “desperate writer’s last resort.” 🙂 This joke comes to us by Evil Editor. Browse around the site for a…
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No writing update because … I’m ashamed to say I still haven’t been writing. My move has been taking it out of me. But my need to write has been tugging at me in the last week more than any other time this past month or so, and my novel’s character keeps knocking on my…
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First a bit apology for not writing for so long, but I hope you enjoyed the interview with author Valerie Hobbs. So, you might be wondering, why has Day By Day Writer not been writing? Good question, and I have reasons and excuses. My reasons are: At the beginning of June, my dad had surgery…
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Manuscript update: Current word count is 14,577. I am managing to wake up early and write, but the writing is going slowly. This is a book that I think will really come together in the revision. And now, as promised, onto Valerie Hobbs‘ answers to your questions. You might remember that Valerie is the author…
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