On this first day of Black History Month, I want to introduce you to Oscar Micheaux: “I was struck by the beauty of the scenery…. Stretching for miles to the northwest and to the south, the land would rise in a gentle slope to a hogback, and as gentle slope away to a draw, which …
Do you write children’s books or graphic novels or need some inspiration or a writing challenge for the new year? Check out agent Bree Ogden’s “wish list” of manuscripts she would like to see in the coming months: Bree’s Wish List A serious middle grade/YA zombie manuscript A Dexter-ish type YA black comedy A manuscript …
What’s it like to have an agent? I’ve been asked that a few times recently, perhaps because after having written for several years, I now, for the first time, am represented by a literary agent for my children’s historical novel, Planting Words: My Friend Oscar Micheaux. It’s not at all what I expected, in the …