Okay, now that's out of my system.
So, for today, I'm going to give you my list of resources. Blogs, websites, and general tips that I've learned along the way. A few of my favorites...
Blogs by Agents:
Dystel & Goderich Literary Agency
Getting Past the Gatekeeper
Nathan Bransford
Neverending Page Turner
Janet Reid
Writers/Authors with excellent info:
YA Highway
Kate Hart
Kaitlin Ward
Write or Die
Wonderings, Wanderings, and Writing
Tips from me (because I'm cool like that):
1. Join Twitter- Yeah, yeah, cry all you want. I didn't wanna do it either but it is seriously useful. Follow agents, publishers, writers, bloggers, editors...you will get loads and loads of helpful info!
2. Join a group- I write young adult, so I joined YALitchat (see link on the right). There are all kinds of groups for getting your pages critiqued to finding crit partners (Hi Susan!) to getting your query in shape. So run, don't walk, and join.
3. Get a website- Everything I've heard and read says start building your online presence NOW. Don't wait for a book release date, by then it's a little late to be building an audience. You want to meet people you can pass ARCs to for reviews and people anxiously awaiting that fresh new hardback (sigh...I love hardback books). These people will be the ones that go tell their friends to read, which is how books sell.
Well my lovelies, that's all for today. I will be back on Monday, hopefully with the pictures, and lots more words for my WIP. Be safe and enjoy the sun!
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