Crafting Your Career

Writing the SECOND Book with Susan Sey

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ April 11, 2011 ⋅ 51 comments

Join us today as we welcome Susan Sey, author of Money, Honey – a favorite of mine! Today Susan will tell us about her journey with the second book – Money Shot. She’ll be giving [...]

Query Writing 101 with C.J. Redwine

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ April 4, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

C.J. Redwine tackles another query letter in today’s Query Writing 101. Thanks to Carolyn Williamson for allowing us to learn from her letter! CAROLYN WILLIAMSON Contact Info Omitted July 5, 2010 Via e-mail Tessa Shapcott, Senior [...]

Developing Your Pitch – Part Two

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ April 1, 2011 ⋅ 51 comments

Does the idea of pitching to an agent/editor send your pulse rate into orbit and make your palms sweat? Diane Holmes from Pitch U, this week’s semi-permanent houseguest, is back to crit your pitches and give us some [...]

Author Appearances – Don’t Be Nervous

By Heather Long ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ 15 comments

Worried about those public appearances? Nervous about being the center of attention of too many or too few at your first reader event whether it’s online or in person? You’re not alone and before you [...]

A Writer’s Journey by Sally Bayless

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ 33 comments

Good morning! Our friend Sally Bayless is back with another installment of her series on the new writer’s journey. I think we’ll all be able to identify with this post. Welcome, Sally! Thanks so much to everyone at [...]

Katharine Ashe – What I Learned on After-the-Sale Vacation

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ 20 comments

RU Readers, help us welcome historical author Katharine Ashe who’s here to tell us about what happens – dum dum dum!!! – after the sale. =) Make sure you leave a comment below, because you [...]

How Do I Know If I Need an Attorney or an Agent? – Elaine English

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ March 9, 2011 ⋅ 22 comments

You’ve just been offered a contract, and it’s full of legal mumbo jumbo you’ll never understand! How do you know if you need an attorney or an agent? Elaine English tells us. Most writers have [...]

Query Writing 101 with C.J. Redwine

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ March 7, 2011 ⋅ 13 comments

C.J. Redwine tackles another query letter in today’s Query Writing 101. Thanks to florence fOIS for your letter! Dear Agent: They both needed a way to start over again and get it right this time. [...]

Pitching a Complex Story

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ March 3, 2011 ⋅ 18 comments

Does your story contain multiple plot threads and twists and more than two points of view? Is it so complex that it’s difficult to summarize in a few sentences? Diane Holmes from Pitch University will [...]

Laurie London, Debut Author of Bonded by Blood

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ February 23, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

Laurie, welcome back to RU! We’ve missed you since December . The RU crew is so excited about the recent release of Bonded by Blood, and we appreciate your visiting with us because I know [...]