If the stars touch me, /
I will be as one with them /
as I am with you.
Filed under 2016, Haiku to You Thursday, poetry by author
New Literary Agent Alert: Elise Erickson of Harold Ober Associates
Elise Erickson of Harold Ober Associates (http://www.haroldober.com/) graduated from St. Olaf College and the NYU Summer Publishing Institute in 2014, and spent several months interning at Penguin’s New American Library imprint, Folio Literary Management, and Susanna Lea Associates before taking on her current position at Harold Ober Associates. She grew up in both Florida and Minnesota, but is quickly learning to love city life in NYC. Elise is passionate about the role and responsibility of the literary agent, especially being an advocate for authors. In addition to working with books, she currently assists in selling Harold Ober’s TV, film, and subsidiary rights, and is actively building a client list of her own.
Interests: Romance and all of its subgenres, women’s fiction, paranormal, mystery including clever cozy mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, commercial literary fiction, and some YA. She is particularly drawn to stories that contain a strong sense of place, and female protagonists with unique, compelling voices.
Not Looking For: Poetry, Screenplays, Picture Books, Horror, Self-help.
How to Query: Please email the first 15-20 pages of your manuscript, a concise query letter, and a detailed synopsis to
elise [at] haroldober.com.
Filed under 2016, writing tip, Writing Tip Wednesday
The lawyer told Gumshoe to pick up the E-trunk line: elephant trunk line.
Filed under 2016, cartoon by author, CarToonsday
Three writers died, but were brought back to life. They met up one evening to discuss their experiences.
The first writer said: “I died and there was nothing. No light. No sound. I just sort of floated above my body in a limbo state.”
The second writer said: “I died and there was a bright white light, soft voices calling me, and a slight rustling sound like new leaves in a soft Spring breeze. I didn’t want to come back.”
The third writer nodded and said: “I, too, felt a blankness, except mine was white. There was a rustling sound to it. And there was a voice calling to me. It was my editor shaking blank pages at my face, telling me I owed him another 30,000 words.”
Filed under 2016, joke by author, Monday morning writing joke
In the Neighborhood
Spring brings many things:
Alarm sales and fresh-meat men peddling,
Spores flowing as if there will be no more,
Ice cream from a truck whose music rings
As if the end of days will wend
Up and down the streets
Maniacal notes vibrating from the new leaves and petals
As the sun runs undone —
A child on a bike just pedaling to have fun.
–David E. Booker
Filed under 2016, poetry by author
So much arrogance. So little time.
Yell me your truth words. /
My ears already bloody /
from revelation.
Filed under 2016, Photo by Beth Booker, Photo Finish Friday, poetry by author
Spring sun hides in air. /
Leaves curled in Winter’s cold sleep. /
Love ends in flowers.
Filed under 2016, Haiku to You Thursday, poetry by author
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)
Now in its 15th year, this contest seeks today’s best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $2,250 in prizes.
Details and entry form at: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free
Deadline: April 01, 2016
Results Announced: August 15, 2016
Theme: Humor
Length Limit: Submit one poem only, with a maximum of 250 lines
Entry Fee: No fee
Prizes:
Filed under 2016, contest, Writing Tip Wednesday
She glared at me as if I were a dumbbell.
Filed under 2016, cartoon by author, CarToonsday
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