by Michelle | Feb 25, 2014 | agenty stuff, authors, bookselling, publishers, publishing, querying, writing
There’s so much more that goes into the decision to represent or acquire a book than simply whether it’s a good story that’s well written. I and probably most others in publishing wish it weren’t, but it’s an inescapable fact that not every book we like or even love...
by Michelle | Jul 10, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, blogging, bookselling, nitty gritty, publicity, publishing, rant, reading, respect, reviewing, self-promo, social media, writing
I was reminded again recently of a discussion I started a year ago about writers blogging about writing. The original tweet that started the discussion: I wish more writers would blog/tweet about things OTHER THAN WRITING. When you’ve READ as many as I have,...
by Michelle | Jan 16, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, bookselling, e-books, kidlit, NA, not for me, publishers, publishing, querying, rant, reading, self-publishing, storytelling, writing, YA
Update (4/23/13): In the three months since I originally wrote this post, New Adult has progressed significantly to the point where some of this information is obsolete or opposite from what I wrote earlier. So I’ve revised the post below to reflect new changes...
by Michelle | Jun 25, 2012 | bookselling, Michelle's books, publicity, publishing, reading, self-promo, writing
I should mention that 1) that’s not me on the front cover, and 2) my last name is pronounced “witty,” though that isn’t a big deal. Hey, at least it’s closer than...
by Michelle | Apr 20, 2012 | bookselling, Michelle's books, writing
Crap on a stick! This is awesome! I’m totally not going to be one of those authors buy my book! who goes on and on about how amazing her book is it’s really really awesome & you need to buy it and is always tweeting out...
