It’s a typical February here in Charlottesville: one day it’s eighty degrees, the next we have freezing rain. Which leads to a very fractured existence. Do you open the windows or get the fireplace going (well, Netflix fireplace for us)? Do you read Wodehouse or War and Peace? Get going on another edition of the … Read more
For everybody who was just dying to know whether or not I took my wife out to dinner for Valentine’s day: I prevailed! Dinner was at home. Of course that meant flowers, and some incredibly expensive meat exquisitely prepared by yours truly, but it was here, and not out at some overwhelmed and understaffed restaurant … Read more
Well, another Valentine’s Day is upon us. I’m desperately trying to convince my wife that it is the absolute worst night of the year to go out to dinner (years in the service industry teaches you a thing or two). So far, it’s not working. Luckily, I have other things to distract me from the … Read more
Well, the year is off to a cold, rainy, busy start here at GSF. While we’re sick of the atmospheric aspects, we’re grateful for the briskness of business. This week we highlight some agent news, cool contests (romance, anyone?), agent wishlists, and then consider the revolutionary potential of self-publishing at the end (well, not really, … Read more
Any and all debates about climate science aside, I for one am sick of it being 50 degrees and sunny at Christmas. When I was a child, there was always snow at Christmas (and school was uphill both ways, blah blah blah, GET OFF MY LAWN!), and the spate of seasonal songs that describe the … Read more
We had snow here in Charlottesville! Whether it is due to climate change, mere local weather patterns, or a sinister plot to make me unhappy, there is never snow before Christmas, and even the dusting we got is giving me a warm feeling in spite of it chilling my toes. In this week’s Roundup, we’ll … Read more
After all the tryptophan we can barely wake up enough to get out a Roundup this week (yes, we know that it doesn’t really make you sleepy, we don’t care). We managed it, nonetheless. This week we’ve got a big-money contest, some stuff agents are looking for, and then a bit about good and bad … Read more
It’s Thanksgiving week, and we’re looking forward to family and food. In this week’s roundup we cover agent & agency news, submission deadlines, Manuscript Wishlist highlights, and confront our age-related limitations. We’d love to hear your feedback. Please let us know what you think in the comments and if there are certain types of information … Read more
Hey there, loyal readers! In this week’s roundup we cover agent & agency news, submission deadlines, Manuscript Wishlist highlights, and nothing at the end because our website erased it. We’d love to hear your feedback. Please let us know what you think in the comments and if there are certain types of information you … Read more
Thank you for being patient with us! During our week off we binged on four episodes of Stranger Things Season 2. It. Is. So. Good. Anyway, in this week’s roundup we cover agent & agency news, submission deadlines, Manuscript Wishlist highlights, and a few of our favorite curators of #pubtip resources at the end. We’d love to … Read more