It still feels a little weird to say, or write, or even just to think to myself, but a couple of months ago, the miraculous happened: I got an agent! Considering the fact that I sent out my very first query when I was sixteen years old, this feels so momentous to me. And since…
I've had this idea in my head lately, as I've begun the process of zero-drafting a new project, without much in the way of plans before I started. This is a metaphor that's been marinating for a while, and as I've taken on this new project, I'm watching it prove itself to me in real…
In the world of books/writing/publishing, there's a lot of talk about the word "literary" and what it means, and as someone who considers themselves to be deeply in love with this genre of literary (even calling it a genre is a bit controversial, but we'll come back to that), it's something I think a lot…
Do you ever hold two conflicting, diametrically opposed ideas in your head at the same time? Two things that cannot possibly both be true, and yet you have somehow convinced yourself to believe both of them? I do. Probably more often than I even realize. But two that I've been coming to terms with recently…
Dear writer, Querying is pretty much universally accepted as being the Worst part of writing, and I know how hard every step of it is. It's hard sending that first query out. It's hard waiting for a response. It's hard watching the rejections roll in. And I know how difficult the cocktail of emotions surrounding…
Chelsea D.G. Bartlett 