If you’re alert, they’re everywhere.
by Andy Scheer
“If you ask a writer who has heard that same question dozens of times,” novelist Elizabeth Peters said, “she may come back with some snappy answer like, ‘There’s a drugstore in North Dakota where I order mine.’”
“The only … Continue reading
Just thinking about it won’t launch your career.
by Andy Scheer
Unless you live near his hometown of Quincy, Illinois, you likely missed the death notice this past month for Ernest Hemmings.
But if you’re among the half-million people who each month receive Hemmings Motor News and its three companion magazines, you probably saw … Continue reading
Where do you draw the line?
by Andy Scheer
The acquisitions editor asked me, as a literary agent, for a conference call.
She said her publication board really liked the nonfiction project, but also had concerns. Would the author be willing to make multiple changes?
What kind of changes, I said. Can you … Continue reading