I sent out a call last week for writing questions, and I thought I’d answer 2 today. (Thank you to everyone who sent questions!!) …the problem is, I actually live in another country, and I’d be trying to get published in an English speaking country. Can this happen? Have you ever heard of it? Will […]
I know I was supposed to give you guys the final steps of the Productivity Pyramid this week, but I found out rather suddenly that we were going to announce my new book deal today (instead of later this spring, as planned)…so DUH, new book deals took precedence!! Of course, learning we were going to announce […]
I am officially out of town as of yesterday (I am actually writing this post early since I know I’ll be on the road non-stop from now until June 15). YIKES. But there is SO MUCH to fill you all in on. Let’s start with my crazy BEA schedule for all of you who will […]
…so don’t give up. I don’t really have anything else to say today other than that. I’m in the middle of book 3 revisions, renovating my house, preparing lesson plans for the YAGB tour, and revising other books that have not yet sold. It all seems pretty overwhelming and insurmountable. But it isn’t. It never is. […]
Read Part 1 in this series. Read Part 2 in this series. ALL RIGHT. This is the last post on this–I swear. My usual disclaimer applies here–this is the journey to traditional publication as I know it. I’m basing this on my personal experience and the experience of other published authors I know. 🙂 Also, FYI, […]
Read Part 1 in this series. Read Part 3 in this series. So, in case you missed Part 1, I am trying to lay out the very SIMPLE BASICS to getting published… I emphasize “simple” and “basics” here because every author’s journey is different and because, although things seem clear-cut on the surface, they are actually […]
Read Part 2 in this series. Read Part 3 in this series. Recently, an email landed in my inbox that asked the basic question of, “How do I get published?” I get asked this a lot, and every time, I write out an answer. Inefficient much, Sooz? I’d say it’s about time to lay down […]
It’s that day again–time for Sooz’s YA and MG Publishing Industry Lowdown. The general idea is that I share all the deals I know 0f in the young adult and middle grade publishing world each Friday. My source for deal news is Publishers Marketplace, which requires a paid subscription. As such I’m only sharing part […]
It’s that day again–time for Sooz’s YA and MG Publishing Industry Lowdown. The general idea is that I share all the deals I know 0f in the young adult and middle grade publishing world each Friday. My source for deal news is Publishers Marketplace, which requires a paid subscription. As such I’m only sharing part […]
As my fellow Pub Crawler, Joanna Volpe, so eloquently put it a few weeks back: Most of your publicity and outreach to the general market is up to you. We all have giant dreams of a publisher who does everything for us, and I have a few friends who are in this very enviable position. […]