Welcome back! On this week's edition of Saturday Six, we have agents and editors galore. And have they got some fun facts about themselves for you... [tweet_box design="default" float="none"]Which faculty member was almost shot by Secret Service? Which one watched for UFOs with her father? Find out in this week's…

Tamela Hancock Murray,@Tamela_Murray   1.) The agent hates me. Unless you approached her and said something along the lines of, “You and your kids are ugly and you have lousy taste in manuscripts,” a rejection shouldn’t be personal. But if you are worried that you unintentionally offended an agent or…

By Tamela Hancock Murray, @Tamela_Murray   Writers spend much time and effort creating books, and those who are serious about making a living — or at least supplementing household income — invariably reach the proverbial fork in the road when they must ask, “Do I have what it takes?” If…

By Tamela Hancock Murray, @Tamela_Murray Have you ever received an unhelpful rejection letter that says, “Sorry, but this just isn’t a fit for us.”? I have. And I’ve also written more of these rejections than I’d like to admit. In fact, after I write this post, I may just have…

Welcome to this week's edition of Friday Faculty Five! We've only got a few weeks to go until BRMCWC 2017! This week we're featuring agents Steve Laube and Tamela Hancock Murray. [tweet_box design="default" float="none"]One doesn't drink coffee. The other thinks it's a food group. Find out who they are on…