Pub Rants University Begins!
STATUS: In glorious Italy. Such yummy food. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? MARLENE ON THE WALL BY Suzanne Vega If you are an NLA eNewsletter subscriber, you got the skinny early at the...
View ArticleBecause You’ve Asked For It….
STATUS: Another Gorgeous day! Repeat yesterday’s status. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? LADY IN RED by Chris de Burgh Or maybe you didn’t but are a glutton for punishment anyway. I’m doing...
View ArticleA Quick Look At Tag lines
STATUS: Come on rain! Don’t just be cloudy and not give it up. Pour gosh darn it! What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? PUMP IT UP by Elvis Costello I’m getting ready for tonight’s workshop so...
View ArticleAgent Reads The Slush Pile Tomorrow – Wednesday, July 25
STATUS: Have to leave a tad early today. My plan is to read a good portion of a client manuscript this evening. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? LAID by James At conferences, the biggest...
View ArticleA Tag Line Is Not A Summary
My fabulous webinar on how to craft the perfect pitch paragraph for your query letter is tonight, Sept. 18, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Mountain time. There is still time to register if you want to come join...
View ArticleWhere Did All of Kristin’s Good Content on Contracts Go? To our eNewsletter!
In October, NLA implemented a new feature–a special News Alert eMail blast for subscribers of our newsletter. Today, a blast went out informing readers of how Harpercollins subscription service with...
View ArticleWorth The Conference Registration Cost
Last month I gave a webinar on how Digital is rapidly transforming publishing. I love giving this workshop at conferences every chance I get because most writers are completely confused by the stories...
View ArticleThe Pesky Scene Break
Last month I did my ever-popular webinar Creating the Road Map for Your Novel. Of the ten participants, half had trouble with a powerful writing tool called the scene break. Now, scene breaks are...
View ArticleArticle 5: Good Agents Audit Royalty Statements
Over the last decade, I really wish I had tracked how much money NLA has recovered by carefully auditing our royalty statements every accounting period. Because of some big errors found a couple of...
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Like Finding Loose Change in the Sofa – Kind of
So just this week, we received an outstanding Australian royalty statement for one of our clients that had been missing. Because we actually track, review, and audit our statements, even foreign ones...
View ArticleGuest Post by Angie Hodapp: Authors, Do You Know Where Your Money Is?
Every six months, you get an envelope from your agent. You tear it open, take out the enclosed check and royalty statement, and glance at the numbers on both. You shrug and mutter, “Guess that looks...
View ArticleWriter Conference Pitch Pro Tips
It’s springtime! That means the Writer Conference season is upon us. And you know what that means, pitch appoints with agents and editors. I do think yoga breathing exercises are essential to do...
View Article9 Story Openings To Avoid, Part 2
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For the Part 1 of this article series, click here. Angie Hodapp and I recently teamed up to bring wit and wisdom to writers working on craft. During our workshop,...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid, Part 3
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For the Part 1 of this article series, click here. For the Part 2 of this article series, click here. Angie Hodapp and I recently teamed up to bring wit and wisdom...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid, Part 4
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. Your opening pages might be in trouble if… #4) Your novel opens with a lengthy passage of...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid: Part #5
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here. Your opening pages might be in trouble if… #5) Your novel opens with...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid, Part 6
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1 and the genesis of this series, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 5, click here. Your opening...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid, Part 7
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1 and the genesis of this series, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 5, click here. For Part 6,...
View Article9 Story Openings To Avoid, Part 8
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1 and the genesis of this series, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 5, click here. For Part 6,...
View Article9 Story Openings to Avoid, Part 9
By Kristin Nelson & Angie Hodapp For Part 1 and the genesis of this series, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 5, click here. For Part 6,...
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