Connor Sullivan’s debut novel Sleeping Bear earned him the 2022 Barry Award winner for best first mystery/crime novel and tagged him as one of the true rising stars of the thriller genre. I spoke with him recently about that book, his career arc and his follow...
Literary agent Jill Marr of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency in Los Angeles learned early on in her career how to find the hook that sends author to the bestseller’s list. After starting out writing ad copy for published books, she has spent the last 16 years...
Over his long career, WordServe Literary Group founder Greg Johnson has shepherded countless authors and books from concept to publication. Most of those are in the faith-based market, with a large number of general and military market sales as well. But the changes...
As noted here before, every professional editor has their own focus, their own style, and their own process for how they help writers take a lump of coal into a shiny diamond. This week, I sat down with the estimable Stuart Horwitz, the founder of Book Architecture,...
As any aspiring writer can tell you, it’s tough out there in the literary world. I sat down recently with agent, writer and freelance editor Elizabeth Kracht of the Kimberly Cameron Agency to gain some insight into the ever-evolving publishing industry. ...