JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
I recently had the thrill of listening to two of the most prolific, biggest, bestselling authors in the world talk about what it takes to become one of them. Continue reading “2 Biggest, Bestselling Authors Tell What It Takes To Be One”
Author, journalist and editor, Ben Bradlee Jr. is the man who delivered some really bad news at the Fifth Annual Palm Beach Book Festival last weekend.
It’s not usually a platform for the delivery of bad news — or actually any kind of news other than news of the publication of great, readable books. So, I wasn’t expecting the bombshell Ben delivered. I was there because Ben is a hero of mine. Continue reading “Bad News At 5th Annual Palm Beach Book Festival”
There is a line in Manhunt — a British TV series now streaming on Acorn TV– that made me wish I was still a Brit living in the old country. Continue reading “Manhunt: What I Loved About This British Serial Killer Drama”
Who needs reminding that A.J. Finn is the author wunderkind whose debut novel The Woman in the Window catapulted to the #1 spot in the bestseller lists the week it was published in January 2018? Continue reading “What I Still Don’t Get About A.J. Finn’s Amazing Con Job”
So, you finally let go, and sent your work-in-progress (WIP) on the next phase of its journey. In other words, to that literary agent or agents who requested your full manuscript, and who might decide to offer you representation if he/she thinks he/she might be able to sell it to a publisher. Continue reading “Your Manuscript Is In The Hands Of Agents. Now What?”