Australian Publishers Looking for Manuscripts
Every week I'm asked about suggestions for publishers. Here's where to start (info current as at October 2011).1. LITERARY AGENTSNot all Australian publishers are open to unsolicited submissions, though all are accepting submissions from literary agents. To find a literary agent, which can be very hard to do, begin here (there may be others not on this list):http://austlitagentsassoc.com.au/2. PUBLISHERS CURRENTLY…
41 Ways to Create and Heighten Suspense in Fiction
According to top New York literary agent Noah Lukeman (The Plot Thickens), if a writer can maintain suspense throughout the story, many readers will keep reading even if the characters are undeveloped and the plot is weak. Clearly, suspense is a vital tool, yet most books on writing only mention it in passing and few devote much space to its…
Why I’m Writing The Tainted Realm (and why it’s taken so darn long)
IntroBetween 1998 and 2008, 11 of my bestselling fantasy novels in the Three Worlds saga http://www.ian-irvine.com/threeworlds.htmlwere published, but the last of them, The Destiny of the Dead, came out in three years ago. Why the inordinate delay, I hear people ask? Has Ian Irvine retired to count his millions (LOL)? Has he lost the plot? Is he doing a George…
What Publishers Hate
People often ask me to give an opinion on their writing. In most cases, when I agree to take a look at the first section or chapters, I’m astounded (and frequently offended) at how unprofessional their work is – full of spelling mistakes, typos, horrible punctuation or no punctuation whatsoever. I’ve been writing for 24 years, and I wouldn’t show…
500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 29
WEEK 29 QUESTION – By popular demand, this one is for artists. Upload your own original artwork of any character or monster from one of my books. Entry from the Promos tab, after Liking this Page. FIRST PRIZE – The Song of the Tears Quartet, signed. SECOND PRIZE – The Runcible Jones Quartet, signed. THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet,…