PinnedThe Princess Magica Challenge, Chapters 1–2Chapter 1: The Princess ChallengeJan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
rise of cultures: two small trade hackshere are two ways to turn a can’t into a can in rise of cultures:Oct 12Oct 12
the pattern in 8s and 7si wrote last year about the pattern in powers, and i’m back having discovered something many people might already know: 8 and 7 have…Oct 4Oct 4
why you should/not do an #agentsguideif you’ve been on twitter recently, you might have seen an agent’s guide, in which writers use images and words to pitch their books.Oct 1Oct 1
the atrocious rhetoric of an abigail spanberger volunteeri was canvassed this morning by an abigail spanberger volunteer.Sep 13Sep 13
a kidlit-focused look at my agent databasesometimes publishing seems like it’s focused on adults. for example, if you search for agents who represent young adult contemporary…Aug 15Aug 15
why agents give little free feedback (and what to do about that)every writer who queries an agent wants a response. it’s natural — it’s closure. even if it’s just “sorry, it’s a no,” that’s one more…Aug 2Aug 2
how my agent database guts submission language“paste query (address to agent), attach synopsis, first 3 chapters as word doc.”Jul 25Jul 25
rise of cultures: treasure hunt gainsi’ve talked a lot about rise of cultures’ treasure hunt, but some players might benefit from getting a clearer picture of the gains from…Jul 21Jul 21
introducing my agent databasequerying is hard. part of the trouble is finding agents to query. so for the past 15 months, i’ve sat at my computer compiling information…Jul 19Jul 19