Give yourself a hand. No, I mean it! Give yourself a hand, pat yourself on the back, buy yourself a big cigar (just don’t smoke it around your query letters). If you’re an aspiring writer and you’re reading this blog or Miss Snark’s or the blogs by other agents and your fellow writers it means […]
Writing Resources
The basic terms of publishing contracts
Here are some of the basic parts of a typical publishing contract. Try not to fall asleep. UPDATED 6/1/19 Territory The territory is a list of countries where a publisher can distribute. There are three basic types of deals for US publishers: US or North America: This gives the publisher exclusive English language control over […]
Dear Mr. Brown: How Do I Spot a Bad Agent?
We here at Curtis Brown Ltd. receive a surprising number of query letters addressed to “Mr. Curtis Brown,” many of whom speak to the fine reputation Mr. Brown enjoys in the industry and his many successes past and present. Um, folks, Albert Curtis Brown died during the Roosevelt administration. He’s not going to represent you. […]
Author Resources
UPDATE: 10/4/14 – This post is pretty out of date. Check out the resources section on the blog itself for more up-to-date suggestions. Finding an agent can be daunting, but there are resources that can help: Literary Marketplace (LMP) – a massive tome that lists everyone in the industry. Since very few agencies have websites […]