Letters from the Loveseat – Query Letter Minutiae
By Jennie Goloboy Sometimes authors worry they’re doing something minor and avoidable in their query letters that may cause me to reject them. So for the…
Letters from the Loveseat – It’s Never Too Late
By Jennie Goloboy There’s one scene in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead that I’ve never been able to forget– even though I read it in high school–…
Pitch Contests: An Agent’s Perspective
By Jennie Goloboy I get asked to visit online pitch contests all the time, and in general, I’m happy to do it. From my perspective, it’s…
Robocop vs. The Bad Guy
By Jennie Goloboy When I was in high school, I watched the first Robocop, and it hit me so hard that I walked around like a…
Letters from the Love Seat – July 2015
By Jennie Goloboy I recently had the chance to chat with Maximus Groves from Comcastro, and I lamented that despite the success of Guardians of the…
Letters from the Love Seat – June 2015
By Jennie Goloboy When I open a query letter, I am looking for one critical thing: what is this manuscript about? So the worst possible thing…
The Mountains of Success with Jennie Goloboy Part 2
Some of you may know that I’m a writer as well as an agent– I’ve published both fiction and non-fiction, and am about a month away…
Letters from the Love Seat: Fiction and Group Decisions
We’re excited to announce that Jennie is now going to be sharing regular posts in our series Letters from the Love Seat. This is our first…
W is for Writer’s Workshops
By Jennie Goloboy I can’t say this often enough—you really should be a member of a writer’s workshop. Not only will you get a sense of what…
T is for Triangle
By Jennie Goloboy Love triangles are an old idea—so how do you make sure that your version of a love triangle is engaging to your readers? 1.…
