Today on the Andrea Hurst and Associates Blog, we're interviewing Chuck Sambuchino (link here), editor, writer, Writer's Digest, and Guide to Literary Agents. Head over there and check out his great info.
Also, Chuck will be choosing one random commenter to win a free one year subscription to WritersMarket.com (value $50). Comment on the post within one week to enter to win.
Check back every Monday on the agency blog for new interviews. We'll be giving away more prizes periodically this summer. And every Thursday you can find me there as a guest blogger with my most popular posts.
Happy writing!
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Learning More
I love being a newbie in this business. Everyone is so friendly and so helpful. A few weeks ago at the PNWA conference, everyone who found out I was going to be an agent one day congratulated me on it and (besides telling me how hard a job it is) said how much fun it was going to be.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I'm new to all of this: blogging, tweeting, essentially using the internet for social networking besides facebook and email. The person that has been most helpful in this is Katie Flanagan, another intern at Andrea Hurst Literary Management. She encouraged me to start my blog, was my first follower (yay! followers!), and helped me set up Twitter. And now I've learned that you can generate more publicity by holding contests. Contests!
Check out her blog and twitter for more information: http://katieflanagan.wordpress.com/
Is there no end to what blogging can do?
While I'm on this soap box about how great learning is, I'd like to repeat part of my blog from yesterday. Read the blogs! I am, and as an intern and future agent that will control you life (cue evil laugh), knowledgeable about everything. I am all powerful and wise... Ok, I've recently learned I am not. Queries for example, I've read a good five thousand of them in my four months at the agency (I didn't count but I wouldn't be surprised if it were more and I really don't think I'm exaggerating). I thought I knew what to look for. I could certainly spot a good query when I saw one. Well, ready to learn more? Check out Query Shark, a great resource for learning how to fine tune your query and get past the first hurdle: http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
What else have I learned lately... O yes, the best thing in life is taking my pencil, a manuscript, and working on my tan in our beautiful summer weather. So, go learn things, get away from the computer for an hour, and soak up some Vitamin D. Happy writing everyone.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I'm new to all of this: blogging, tweeting, essentially using the internet for social networking besides facebook and email. The person that has been most helpful in this is Katie Flanagan, another intern at Andrea Hurst Literary Management. She encouraged me to start my blog, was my first follower (yay! followers!), and helped me set up Twitter. And now I've learned that you can generate more publicity by holding contests. Contests!
Check out her blog and twitter for more information: http://katieflanagan.wordpress.com/
Is there no end to what blogging can do?
While I'm on this soap box about how great learning is, I'd like to repeat part of my blog from yesterday. Read the blogs! I am, and as an intern and future agent that will control you life (cue evil laugh), knowledgeable about everything. I am all powerful and wise... Ok, I've recently learned I am not. Queries for example, I've read a good five thousand of them in my four months at the agency (I didn't count but I wouldn't be surprised if it were more and I really don't think I'm exaggerating). I thought I knew what to look for. I could certainly spot a good query when I saw one. Well, ready to learn more? Check out Query Shark, a great resource for learning how to fine tune your query and get past the first hurdle: http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
What else have I learned lately... O yes, the best thing in life is taking my pencil, a manuscript, and working on my tan in our beautiful summer weather. So, go learn things, get away from the computer for an hour, and soak up some Vitamin D. Happy writing everyone.
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