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Going to the dark side is…cheaper!

According to a good friend, and probably a sentiment shared by many traditionalists, converting from a page turner to an ebook reader is equivalent to going to the dark side. It is said, that once you accept it, the darkness...
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How do you celebrate a finished project?
Tags: agnets search, M.L. Doyle, mystery, new writing, novel, publishing, writing, writing help

Several weeks ago, I sent two projects to the printer for pick up later. One project, my first novel, had taken almost two months to rewrite from start to finish. The second project was the memoir I’d been ghost writing...
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Q: How long do I wait before changing agents?

After being with my agent for four years --- has it really been that long? --- I have asked myself this question. Through her efforts, I was able to secure a ghost writing job that ended up as a hardcover and...
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Love my writing group
Tags: authors, creative writing class, novels, writing classes, writing groups

21 Years and counting By Gale Deitch In 1989, Holly was a high school senior who, like her author father, wanted to pursue writing.  Marilyn, in her 60’s, was a tutor at a psychiatric hospital and writing stories about her...
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Self-publishing success stories

Everyone buzzing about self-publishing points to people like Richard Phillips who has a sci-fi series of two books, so far, that have been parked on Amazon.com’s top ten list as if they’ve made a permanent home there. Or to John Locke’s (not...
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What my agent says
Tags: agent, Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli, I'm Still Standing, M.L. Doyle, new writers, publishing, query letters, self publishing

Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli, with her then-husband Jim Trupin founded JET Literary Associates in 1975. Together, they have a substantial client list and recent publications, as well as films and current options on film rights. She has been in the industry for...
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