Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Elle Griffin. When I finished writing my novel I did the normal thing: I started pitching it to agents. I think I pitched my book to more than 120 agents in hopes that one of them might sell my book to a big publishing...
Despite some similarities, writing and editing are not the same job. Yet editing is often a natural progression for writers within an organization, and it’s a way for freelancers to broaden their work prospects. In this post, I’ll share everything I know...
“The headline is the most important element in most advertisements. It is the telegram which decides whether the reader will read the copy.” –David Ogilvy Ask any copywriter and they’ll likely agree with Ogilvy. The headline is what hooks the reader’s attention. If...
You’ve finished that debut manuscript — the one that will help your career as an author take off. But how do you convince a literary agent to represent you? As a senior vice president and senior literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency, I’ve had the opportunity to...
