Publishing Pulse: 12/17/2010

While I was supposed to be writing the Pulse, I was Stumble Upon-ing and I found Tweetaboogle.  Tweetaboogle searches Google...and Twitter tweets.  I didn't find most of the tweets to be especially relevant, but I suppose if you Googled something that was trending you might. Kind of fun, anyhow.  Do you use any interesting search tools, like StumbleUpon or Tweetaboogle?

On to the other good stuff 'round the web, specifically for writers!

QT Premium Membership Makes a Great Gift

Don't forget that you can ask for (or, okay, give) the gift of a premium membership at QueryTracker this holiday season!

New And Updated Agents

Brianne Mulligan with Movable Type is looking for MG and YA.

* Also be sure to double-check the QueryTracker listing for any agents you're submitting to over the holiday season -- some agents/agencies are closed until January!  (If you missed it, you may also want to read Mary Lindsey's recent QTB post on querying this time of the year.)

Around the Internet

The Yarn Harlot does a great job of what goes through a writer's mind on D-Day -- the day she submits her manuscript to her editor.

Over on Novel Journey, author James Scott Bell, who wrote The Art of War for Writers, asks When Should You Quit Writing? (Yes, this is safe to read.)

Another gem on Novel Journey: Tips for Surviving Bad Reviews.

Planning to use social  media to sell books?  Learn what not to do in Jane Friedman's When Social Media Fails to Sell Books.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD is thrilled that her first book THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO PSYCHOLOGY: How to Write Accurately About Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment, and Human Behavior is now available. Learn more at the WGTP website.  

Also be sure to stop by Dr. K's new blog over on Psychology Today, where she tackles things like how to write great villains, what to do when your personal issues keep showing up in your writing, and which cliche to avoid when your badass character lands in therapy.

Publishing Pulse: 8/6/2010

New Agents on QT!

• Weronika Janczuk of the D4EO Literary Agency is looking for all kinds of fiction and nonfiction.  Be sure to check out her profile and click the genre tab to find out more.
• Saritza Hernandez of the L. Perkins Agency appears to be focused on e-publishing of romance and erotica
• Louise Fury of the L. Perkins Agency is looking for MG, YA, romance, and memoir
• Foladé Bell of the Serendipity Literary Agency is looking for Commercial Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Multicultural, Mystery, Religious/Inspirational, Thrillers/Suspense, Women's Fiction, and Young Adult
• Jason Pinter of Waxman Literary Agency is looking for Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor/Satire, Literary, MG, YA, Mystery, and Thrillers/Suspense

Cool Stuff From Around the Interwebs

Do you use StumbleUpon?  It's this cool plugin that let's you "stumble" onto supercool sites around the web tailored to your interests.  Feel free to take a look at my StumbleUpon favorites. My stumbles are mostly writing, website coding, and art.  Here are a few of my top writing ones:

• Confusing Words helps you find and use commonly misspelled and misused words properly.
• Writerisms and Other Sins is a guide to ways writers weaken their writing
• Holly Lisle's Asking the Right Questions will help you outline a story idea effectively

 And a couple just-for-fun stumbles:

• Transparent Screens
• Movie-a-Minute

The Bookshelf Muse has two (1, 2) posts stuffed with Brain Candy for Writers -- odd tidbits and lists of information that will intrigue the writer in you!  Find things like an ISBN lookup, a glossary of space weather terms, info on life in Ancient Egypt, and an encyclopedia of the Renaissance

While you're there, be sure to check out the Emotion Thesaurus (down the right-hand side of the blog...you may need to scroll down a bit to see it).  Each emotional state listed is jam-packed with bulleted behaviors so you can show rather than tell.


Love that one?  Try out the Setting Description Thesaurus; Color, Textures, and Shapes Thesaurus; and the Symbolism Thesaurus (be still my beating heart!) while you're at it!  Again, scroll down and you'll see the thesauri on the right-hand side.

Over on There Are No Rules, Jane Friedman explains Anthologize, a brand spankin' new free, open source tool that will help you make your WordPress blog or website into a book.

And on the Guide to Literary Agents, writer and MD Lisa Rankin describes how social media has poised her upcoming book to become a success.

Keep cool and have a fantastic weekend!