In today’s chaotic marketplace how can you capture a literary agent’s attention and get him or her to request your manuscript? Surprisingly, getting an agent to represent your work is not about you. Surprisingly, getting an agent to represent your work is not about...
A Beautiful Terrible Thing, Jen Waite, Penguin Random House – Madly in love, enjoying marriage and new motherhood, Jen Waite was eager to dismiss the nagging suspicion that her husband was having an affair after finding a disturbing email on their home computer.
A Steep Price, Robert Dugoni, Thomas & Mercer – #1 Kindle and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s acclaimed series continues as Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is plunged into a case of family secrets and murder…
The Seasonaires, Jana King, Pegasus Books – For a twentysomething, there is no summer job better than being a seasonaire—there are no responsibilities, college is barely a thought, and you’re surrounded by beautiful people.
In today’s digital publishing environment, many authors wonder if having a literary agent is at all necessary. The short answer is yes. If you are seeking a traditional publisher for a novel or memoir, a professional literary agent may be more important in the...
Author Audio Interview: Woman Last Seen in her Thirties, Camille Pagán, Lake Union – Camille Pagán has a remarkable talent for crafting deeply affecting novels about the human condition.
Followers of the “Me Too” movement (or “#MeToo” used in social media) may find Barry Eisner’s latest thriller, THE NIGHT TRADE gratifying to see justice done
Editor Doris Booth answers many questions from writers on Quora. Here are a few of some of the best questions. Read Doris Booth's answer to Is it right to pay to publish your book? on Quora Read Doris Booth's answer to As an author/writer, I received a...
All well-written stories have a compelling shape. Think of story shape as the underlying form or structure of a piece, often called the story plot. Some writers envision story shape like a pyramid, hourglass, stack of blocks, or a line graph. I like to imagine the tale as a lump of clay which takes on human form and meaning in the hands of a skilled writer.
There are nine essential parts of a story:
THE RUINED HOUSE, Ruby Namdar, Harper 2017 in the USA – the first novel by Jerusalem-born Ruby Namdar, a work that marks the arrival of an important writer in Jewish-American literature.
