The Rita Awards

How many of you know that the highest award a romance novelist can win is the Rita?  Each year the Romance Writers of America (the largest writers’ group in the world!) honor the best books in the genre at their national conference.   As you might imagine, the...

Conference Report: Professionalism

Two smart, young literary agents, Jennifer Schober of Spencerhill Associates and Laura Bradford of the Bradford Literary Agency, presented part of a workshop titled How to Catch Flies: on Professionalism and Choosing Your Own Business Reputation. I say “part” of a...

Conference Report: The Perfect Pitch

Honestly, I hadn’t planned to go to this workshop. I’ve read articles, attended presentations, and done pitches already. Pitching is second only to writing a synopsis in my list of things I’d rather run through a swarm of angry bees than do. However, when I looked at...