Brent Taylor

#pubtip: When an agent offers you representation, ask for references not only from their published clients but from their clients for whom they’ve yet to make book deals. Those clients’ experiences compared to the others’ will speak volumes about the agent’s character.

I'm reading submissions all day, and it'd be lovely if you'd distract me with #writetip/#pubtip questions at naughtybrent.com/ask!

Querying writers, need a pick-me-up story? I sold a book that my boss had rejected a few years ago. Never give up! #pubtip

That's a #pubtip, that's a human decency tip, that's a you-need-an-attitude-check tip.

There are two types of writers in the world: the ones I love, and then the ones who respond to rejection begging for critique. #pubtip

By technicality, can every one of your "chapters" be less than 5 pages each? Yes. Should they? No. #pubtip

I say with certainty that 90% of the parents I've read in YA fiction are attorneys. The truth is: that many attorneys don't exist. #pubtip