In this excellent Writer’s Market Podcast (which I just happen to co-host with my friend, Writer’s Market editor Robert Lee Brewer), we interviewed popular literary agent Carly… Read More

Literary agent alerts (this one with Jevon Bolden of Embolden Media Group) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her cli… Read More

Follow these 25 literary agents on Twitter to learn about their interests specifically and the business of writing in general. One easy way to keep track of literary agents on a daily basis… Read More

Writers are tired of all those rejection letters piling up in their inbox. Some writers are confused about what they mean and how to learn from them. Agents don’t love sending rejectio… Read More

Children’s books—young adult, middle grade, and picture books—have taken over the publishing industry (in a good way). Readers of all ages are devouring the books that used… Read More

Congratulations to the winners of the 88th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition! For an interview with the Grand Prize winner, see the November/December 2019 issue of Writer&rsqu… Read More

Are you interested in writing or illustrating a children’s book (or both)? If so, then you’ll want to listen to this fun, yet in-depth Writer’s Market Podcast (which I co-h… Read More

In one of the most widely recognized images of Vladimir Nabokov's titular Lolita, a car's rearview mirror tightly frames the face of a fair-haired, fair-skinned girl. Her precocious gaze ho… Read More