5 Great Writing Retreats and Books to Achieve Balance
We are here to help you find some balance in your writing. We recommend five great writing retreats and some...
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5 Lessons on the Creative Process – “Hadestown” and “Working On A Song”
Everything is seamless to the audience of a Broadway show like the award-winning musical Hadestown. But what I discovered reading...
What You Should Know About the Best and Worst Writing Advice
The Best Writing Advice Put One Word in Front of AnotherFind Your Own Path Sympathetic Characters Make for Great Stories...
5 Essential Books On Writing Craft That Take You Beyond Story
Table of ContentsWhat Does It Mean To Go Beyond Story?Fallen Heroes: Sixteen Master Villain Archetypes, by Tami D. CowdenUnderstanding Conflict:...
Litstack Recs| How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One & We Were Dreamers
For writers and readers, the sentence is the coin of the realm, the catch that keeps a reader securely in...
14 Indispensable Resources for Querying Writers
For authors hoping to publish that first book, the challenge of querying for representation can be daunting. If you’re new...
Creating Your Own Mythology
My friend, Dave Robison, spoke recently of creating his own mythology and it got me thinking. As writers, when we’re...
LitChat Interview| Tina Moss: Chief Operating Officer, City Owl Press
In keeping with providing you writer types with the best intel on the industry and honing your craft, we continue...
LitChat Interview: Amy Brewer, Senior Agent, Metamorphosis Literary Agency
Amy Brewer wears many hats every day, from literary agent at Metamorphosis to co-author of the Texting Prince Charming series,...
LitChat | Meredith Bernstein, Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency
Good morning, LitStackers! We're continuing our 10th-anniversary celebration with the relaunch of our popular LitChat segment. Today, we sit down...
LitChat Interview: Samantha Wekstein, Writer’s House
Samantha is a Junior Agent at Writers House. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2012 with a...
LitChat Interview: Kelly Peterson, Corvisiero Literary Agency
Kelly has her B.S.Ed. in English and originally became a teacher. She quickly found out that the teaching profession wasn’t...
LitChat Interview: Laura Zat, Red Sofa Literary
Laura Zats graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in English and anthropology. She began working in the publishing industry in 2011,...
LitChat Interview with Sarah Bedingfield, Levine, Greenberg, Rostan Literary Agency
Prior to joining LGR in 2016, Sarah began her publishing career in trade fiction editorial at Crown and Hogarth. There,...
LitChat Interview: Jenny Bent, The Bent Agency
In a career spanning 15 years, Jenny Bent has made a practice of making bestsellers - either by spotting new...
LitChat Interview: Amy Tannenbaum
Amy Tannenbaum began her book publishing career with a brief stint at Harlequin where she edited romances that were far...
LitChat Interview: Russell Galen, Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
Russell Galen Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency Russell Galen is a graduate of Brandeis University. He started within days as...
LitChat Interview: Peg Alford Pursell, WTAW Press
LitStack recently sat down with writer, editor—and now indie publisher—Peg Alford Pursell, a literary community builder with a grand...
LitChat Interview: Patricia Nelson, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. She represents adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, and is actively building...
LitChat Interview: Kimberly Brower, Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency
Kimberly Brower represents a wide range of authors, particularly those who write contemporary romance, women's fiction, thrillers and young adult....
LitChat Interview: Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency
Sarah Younger has been with Nancy Yost Literary Agency since 2011, having previously been an eBook editor at Press 53....
LitChat Interview: Lisa Rodgers of JABerwocky Literary Agency
Lisa Rodgers grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from California State University, Sacramento, in 2011...
LitStack Recs: The Night Angel Trilogy & A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock
The Night Angel Trilogy The Way of Shadows / Shadow's Edge / Beyond the Shadows Brent Weeks I really like...
LitChat Interview: Kimberly Witherspoon, InkWell Management
Kimberly Witherspoon, at age 26, founded her own literary agency, which quickly became one of the most prestigious and successful...
LitChat Interview: Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Foreword Literary
Pam van Hylckama Vlieg started her literary career as assistant to Laurie McLean, of Foreword Literary Agency, in early 2012. By...
LitChat Interview: Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman
Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman From Emma Patterson: I grew up in New Jersey as an avid reader and...
