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How To Format Your Manuscript
March 19, 2010 06:53 PM PDT
Hi, Shalla DeGuzman here. Guess what? I recently asked NY Times best-selling author, Jennifer Blake, about how to format manuscripts you're sending to literary agents and publishers. If you like to get more writing tips from Jennifer Blake, please visit her website at:
And of course, I've got more interviews with literary agents, editors, publishers and best-selling authors at www.shalladeguzman.com http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com
March 19, 2010 06:14 PM PDT
Who is author Jennifer Blake? Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide. Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel. For more on Jennifer Blake
And for more SHALLA CHATS where Shalla DeGuzman interviews literary agents, editors, publishers and best-selling authors, please visit: http://www.shalladeguzman.com
February 02, 2010 07:12 PM PST
For authors everywhere who's looking for the perfect publisher, I got the best news... I've been interviewing them--publishers--and they're looking for clients.
So, take a listen, jot down notes on what they're looking for and maybe this one's the right book publisher for you.
This is also available at amazon.com (for those who'd like it mailed to them in a CD, SHALLA Publishing is selling them at amazon.com for the special, unbeatable price of 99cents. For a CD, we're checking how to get them to you at the lowest prices). We're just writers helping out other writers.
Todd Stocke is vice president and editorial director of Sourcebooks, a leading independent book publisher based in Naperville, Illinois. As editorial director, he oversees every Sourcebooks imprint and the company's efforts in every category, including most areas of nonfiction, fiction, romance novels, mixed-media, calendars, young adult, and children's books. A native of Minnesota, he got his start in publishing at renowned fiction and poetry house Coffee House Press and was a bookseller before he began at Sourcebooks in 1994. Todd was editor of We Interrupt This Broadcast, the format-breaking mixed-media book that was Sourcebooks' first New York Times bestseller, and its follow-up, And The Crowd Goes Wild, one of the bestselling sports anthologies ever. During his time at Sourcebooks, he has overseen the growth of its list from 10 new titles a year to its current annual output of 300.
Shalla DeGuzman here for SHALLA Magazine.com. Google us, “shalla”
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Follow SHALLA on Twitter http://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly SonnackFebruary 02, 2010 12:11 PM PST
Need an agent for your children's book? For authors everywhere who's looking for the perfect agent, I got the best news... I've been interviewing them--literary agents--and they're looking for clients. So, take a listen, jot down notes on what they're looking for and maybe this one's the right literary agent for you. This is also available at amazon.com (for those who'd like it mailed to them in a CD, SHALLA Publishing is selling them at amazon.com for the special, unbeatable price of 99cents. For a CD, we're checking how to get them to you at the lowest prices). We're just writers helping out other writers.
In picture books and middle grade fiction, she looks for a good sense of humor, stories that stretch a young reader's imagination, and an authentic voice. In young adult, she appreciates literary voices and character-driven stories with heart. In nonfiction for children, she enjoys projects that inspire and stimulate the minds of our younger generations. She is not accepting submissions in adult fiction or adult nonfiction. Titles represented include: Steve Watkins' Golden Kite award winner Down Sand Mountain (Candlewick) and Goat Girl (Candlewick); Jin Pyn Lee's The Elephant And The Tree (Running Press); Candace Ryan's Animal House and Ribbit Rabbit (Walker); Neil Johnson & Joel Chin's The Falling Raindrop (Tricycle Press); James Burks' graphic novel Gabby and Gator (Yen Press/Hachette); and Anne Osterlund's next two books Exile and Salvation (Speak/Penguin). At the 2007 SDSU conference, Kelly met author Heather Leigh Cicero, whose picture book Hey Little Baby was sold to Beach Lane, the San Diego based imprint under Simon & Schuster. Best! Shalla DeGuzman Follow SHALLA on Twitter
February 02, 2010 11:08 AM PST
For authors everywhere who's looking for the perfect agent, I got the best news... I've been interviewing them--literary agents--and they're looking for clients. So, take a listen, jot down notes on what they're looking for and maybe this one's the right literary agent for you. This is also available at amazon.com (for those who'd like it mailed to them in CD, SHALLA Pulbishing is selling them at amazon.com for the special, unbeatable price of 99cents. For a CD, we're checking how to get them to you at the lowest prices). We're just writers helping out other writers. Jennifer Unter is a literary agent and founder of The Unter Agency, LLC. She began her book publishing career in the editorial department at Henry Holt & Co. She later worked at the Karpfinger Agency while she attended law school. She then became an Associate at the entertainment firm of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP where she practiced primarily in the areas of publishing and copyright law. In 2000 she joined RLR as vice president, and in 2008 she started her own agency where she represents quality fiction and general nonfiction, with a particular interest in memoir, food/cooking, nature/environment, biography, pop culture, travel/adventure, true crime, politics and health/fitness. She also represents all types of children's literature (picture books, middle grade, and young adult). She is actively looking for new clients. Jennifer@theunteragency.com
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About Shalla DeGuzmanShalla DeGuzman's short stories have appeared in Poetic Diversity, the Mosaic Literary Journal, the Mad Hatters Review; her articles in The Scriptorium and L.A. Freepress; her skits at the Stella Adler Theatre. Her flash fiction The Fish In My Bed recently won the FISH AND PLANE Competition and is featured in Issue 6 of Mad Hatters Review. Shalla, a former writer and producer of a health and fitness cable show, is currently writing a new novel. She is President of The ShallaDeGuzman Writers Group where she interviews literary agents, publishers, editors, etc. News! Shalla has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. SHALLA Magazine, which features short stories and excerpts from top, award-winning writers, is here! For more on Shalla: www.shalladeguzman.com Shalla DeGuzman's profile on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2RM9L2MM9EQVE/ref=cm_lm_fullview_header_name Pop Art pocket-edition: SHALLA Magazine (Volume 3) (Paperback) ~ Shalla DeGuzman (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Art-pocket-SHALLA-Magazine/dp/1449901115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263665198&sr=8-1 FollowersShalla deguzman's Friends
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