Rose Szabo is a queer writer from Richmond, Virginia who loves horror, tabletop games, and material culture, particularly fashion. They hold an MFA from VCU, which is where they currently teach writing. I reached out to Rose after reading their debut, What Big Teeth, a YA novel about family secrets and werewolves. Their second novel, We All Fall Down, is… View Post
What do I mean by traditional publishing? I mean getting a literary agent who sells your book to an acquiring editor at a publishing house (either Big 5 or indie publisher). I’m talking about the type of publishing where you don’t have to pay money. I’m not talking about self-publishing, hybrid publishing, or publishing short pieces online or in magazines…. View Post
Brianna Bourne grew up in Indonesia and Egypt and now lives in England with her husband and their two young daughters. When she’s not writing, she is a stage manager for ballet companies around the world, and her 2021 debut novel, You & Me at the End of the World, is a YA romance with a speculative twist: teenage ballet dancer… View Post
Twitter pitch events can sometimes feel like shouting in a crowded room with a bunch of other writers who are all shouting, too. So I don’t recommend pinning all (or ANY) of your hopes on them. However, I found my agent through a Twitter pitch event. Yes, I am an official success story. So I’m here to say: it certainly… View Post
You know how it goes. You sit down at your computer and stare at the blinking cursor. You type a sentence. You erase it. You get a snack and drop crumbs all over your keyboard. You wait for the muse to show up, but she seems to be on vacation. Maybe you’re stuck trying to decide how to start. Maybe… View Post