Top Ten Blogs About Writing and Publishing

Looking for Insight into the Publishing World? You'll Find it on These Blogs

New authors are often put off by the seemingly endless mysteries of the publishing industry. The following bloggers shed some light on what can be a very dark and frightening world.   Here are the top ten blogs about writing and publishing. 

1.  The funniest, most entertaining, and probably most informative blogger on the internet today is Miss Snark, who can be found at http://misssnark.blogspot.com/.  Miss Snark is the alter ego of a New York City literary agent, and if her insight into the publishing industry is any indication, a damn good one at that.  Miss Snark takes on all comers, from innocent newbies with questions about query letters to nitwits looking to put percentages on agents' sales so that they can determine whether their book has an 18.7776% chance of being sold.  To have your question answered on her blog, simply email her, and whether you're a nitwit or not, you'll probably find both question and answer there the next day.  Miss Snark boasts over 3,000 hits a day.  If you can't find what you're looking for on the Home Page, visit her Snarchives.  We don't know who she really is, but here are some hints if you're looking for her on the streets of Manhattan.  She has a poodle called Killer Yapp, who eats cats.  She drinks moonshine and is obsessed with George Clooney.  She dislikes nitwits and most recently the triple digit heat.  Oh yeah, and she's very, very snarky.  

2.  Looking for something a bit darker, more befitting the cruel world of publishing?  Then visit the Evil Editor at http://www.evileditor.blogspot.com//.   Okay, so he's not that evil, unless you ask him to critique (tear apart) your attempt at a query letter.  Then, the fangs come out.  This is a great blog for writers looking to query agents or small presses.  There's a ton of valuable information.  And once you realize how evil editors can be, you won't be as mortified when the rejections start rolling in.