Swiveting

I just noticed that Colleen Lindsay (agent, publicist, unparalleled character) was nice enough to mention the paperback publication of Acacia on her blog, The Swivet. I won't just send you to that post, though, since it'll just send you back here, but I do want to mention her blog. I love dropping in there and you might too. It's a great combination of publishing insider info, agent-hunting suggestions, genre news and notes, and bit of random stuff about cats.

I've mentioned it before. I'll mention it again. It's here: The Swivet.

Suvudu

Do you know Suvudu? It's a "new website catering to news from all sci-fi and fantasy creative media—books, audiobooks, gaming, manga, comic books and movies! Content will include podcasts, videos, reviews, interviews and original blog posts, all brought to you by some of the best talents in the sci-fi, fantasy, graphic novel and gaming industries". (That's from their description of themselves.)

I just heard of it yesterday when Colleen Lindsay mentioned it to me. Funny thing is that today I've just made my first appearance there. Shawn Speakman wrote a nice piece spreading the Acacia movie news! Okay, I think that means I better add them to my blogroll and check in more often.

Oh, I should do that for SF Crowsnest too. They've been doing great stuff for a long time, including spreading the movie news.

Looking for an Agent? I Know Just the Person...

I've just learned some very good news. Colleen Lindsay (aka La Gringa) has jumped from one side of the literary desk to the other. She's an agent now! She's just accepted an offer from FinePrint Literary Management, and she'll be handling science fiction, fantasy and graphic novels.

This is very good news for writers in those fields. I've known Colleen since last spring, when she signed on as my publicist for Acacia: The War with the Mein. She was - for Doubleday and me - the expert advocate we needed to navigate into a new genre. She did a freaking great job, and has a share in any success Acacia has had - or will yet have, really. She knows her stuff. She's tireless, connected, enthusiastic, and pretty darn funny as well. Her cats seem to boss her around a bit, but that doesn't often effect her work.

So... looking for an agent? Make sure to write some good stuff first, and then give her a call...

Here's the GalleyCat entry on it.

And here's a link to FinePrint Literary Management.

Oh, and here's one to LaGringa's blog: Swivet!

The Swivet

Speaking of La Gringa (which I often find myself doing), she's hosting an Acacia giveaway on her blog, The Swivet. It's a great blog, filled with wit, publishing insider stuff and a fair amount of La Gringa adventures. Oh, the trials and tribulations...