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The Best Source For Finding An Agent Is Called Literary Agents Of North America. It's A Complete List Of Agents, Not Only By Name And Address, But By Type Of Book They Represent And By What Their Submission Criteria Are.

Sometimes I Think I'm A One-trick Pony Because I'm Not Very Inventive About New Ways Of Telling Stories.

This Was A Very Progressive Group Of Clergy Who Foresaw The Race Riots That Were Going To Take Place When Dr. King Started Helping The Local Civil Rights Community Push For Open Housing. They Were Sort Of Hoping Against Hope That We Could Educate Kids In A Way That Could Counter Some Of The Racist Messages They Were Imbibing At Home. I Don't Know Whether We Did Any Good, But It Changed My Life In Every Single Way.

I Believe That To Create Real-seeming Characters, The Writer Must Be Willing To Go On A Voyage Of Self-exploration. It Can Be Revealing And Even Painful To Explore Your Own Weakness, But It Gives You Genuine Emotion. Characters In Fiction Come Alive Because Of The Believability Of Their Emotional Lives And That Is What I Strive To Create.

You Have To Be A Ruthless Editor Of Your Own Prose. Over The Years, I've Learned That The Best Way To Incorporate Research Into The Narrative Is To Turn It Into Action.