JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
I spent the better part of last week saying things like, “My agent said….”
“My agent thinks…”
“My agent is waiting for my revisions…”
That’s right. That means the deal is done. I have a literary agent. Continue reading “How I Got The Literary Agent I Really Wanted”
Writers sometimes need to get together with other writers to swap stories of the hardships of a writing life, and occasionally to celebrate a piece of good news about the latest WIP (work-in-progress.) This week, I got together with two compadres who I met several years ago at the Algonkian writers’ workshop in St. Augustine, Florida.
Since then, I have mentioned members of this 8-strong group (we call ourselves the Gonks) in posts on this blog. Several of them have contributed guest posts on how to get published (Greg), how to query agents (Mandi) and how to write a screenplay that will get optioned (Doug.) Continue reading “Why We Talked About Quitting At A Writers Reunion”
When Gregory Renz retired from firefighting ten years ago in July 2008, he had no clue how to write fiction. But he sure could tell a good story. When he saw the effect his stories had on an audience, he decided to put his storytelling on the page. Continue reading “Facts & Figures Behind Getting Your First Novel Published: One Author’s Story”