"How Do I Find My Dream Agent?"
Looking for an agent is a mix between applying for a job and searching for a romantic partner. Obtaining agent representation is highly desirable, but it’s never something you want to rush into.
Queeries
"Should I Copyright My Work Before Sending It to an Agent?"
When it comes to copyright, newer writers are understandably concerned about their work being stolen. But while an idea cannot be copyrighted, a work can.
"How Can I Fix the Slow Middle of My Story?"
Midpoints are arguably the most important element within a storytelling structure, and yet so many writers overlook them. We get so focused on the epic qualities of an ending that we forget the epic qualities of a middle.
"Why Do Literary Journals Take So Long?"
I used to feel pretty frustrated by all that waiting. But then I experienced life on the other side of the fence. It opened my eyes considerably. Generally speaking, a longer wait time is a good sign while a shorter wait time can be a bad one.
"Somebody Published My Idea Before Me. Now What?"
What we end up having here, my friend, is not a concern of someone else—phenomenologically or otherwise—using our ideas, but rather something harder to admit: The belief that we’re not good enough.