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MetaxuCafe UpdatesSearching Member Sites
I’ve recently added a search function so that you can limit your Google search to just the blogs that are members of MetaxuCafe. I think that will be a good resource for everyone looking for literary topics online and you’ll find it right on the front page as well as other places on the site. Now if you want to read about, say Orhan Pamuk, but only want to search the litblogs you trust, you can narrow your search right here.
Behind the Scenes Interview with YouWriteOn.com
by Mike French on March 20, 2008
YouWriteOn.com is a free website to help new writers develop, and to help talented writers get noticed and published. So let’s kick back the virtual doors and see what lies behind the pages ....
Open up YouWriteOn.com!
And Hi to Edward Smith from the YouWriteOn.com team, thanks for giving us a backstage tour.
How did you go about approaching literary agents and publishers? And how were you received?
Initially it was similar to a writer submitting a manuscript to a busy literary agent. The feedback was limited, I’m sure because the immediate reaction was that they couldn’t publish a website! Agents are very busy, and, quite rightly perhaps for an unknown, the initial replies ranged from a scribbled ‘Sounds like a good idea’ on our letter, to a downward scribble of ‘I can’t see how this would work.’ But then JK Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers, so, as with writing, it was all about perseverance and believing in what you have to say.
Our big break, from literary agents, was when Joanna Devereux from Pollinger agreed early on to be involved and provide critiques for highly rated writers. This really appealed to YouWriteOn’s budding writers. It’s so difficult to get feedback from inundated publishing professionals these days.
After we became established, The Christopher Little Literary Agency, JK Rowling’s Agent, and the head of Curtis Brown replied to us with interest in getting involved on the same day that we contacted them. I think it’s the same with writing, you have to make things happen for yourself, and it can be a hard slog. Then once you achieve success, as with most things, people start to come to you instead of the other way round. For example, we’ve had top agencies like Bonomi Associates and the Annette Green Literary Agency contact us in the last two months and they consider highly rated stories on site.
Read the rest here:
http://mike-french.blogspot.com/2008/03/behind-scenes-youwriteoncom-part-1-of-3.html
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