Devon Halliday
Devon Halliday, Karin Gillespiewriter, editor, teacher, & former literary agent offering advice on publishing, craft, & the writing life
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How to Give Feedback
A few months ago, I gave some bad feedback on a novel draft.
Actually, the feedback itself was pretty good. But my delivery was all wrong. The writer got prickly, defensive, dismissive. She took my letter apart point by point, arguing for...
Literary Fiction Has Lost the Plot
A month ago, I wrote a post called “Why You’re Not Writing.” I wrote it in part to figure out why I’m not writing.
Sure, I’ve been writing essays, substack posts, the usual scribbled diary entries—I’ve even tried my hand at a screenplay. B...
The Agent Spectrum, 7-13
Every time I write a draft of one of these posts, I pass it through a series of filters.
The first filter: Is anyone going to be mad at me? (To date, no one’s gotten very mad at me for anything I’ve written on here, but the fear is always...
The Agent Spectrum, 1-6
I spent most of this week trying to write a post about how to choose the right agent. I kept getting stuck in the following loop:
Most people don’t really get to choose their agent—they get one offer of representation, and they say yes to...
Why You're Not Writing
Before we get into the cheerful subject of writer’s block, some good news on my end—my debut novel was just longlisted yesterday for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This is came at a good time for me psychologically, because I’ve...
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Writer and former publishing professional, offering hard truths and hot takes about the writing business.
Karin Gillespie is the author of nine novels (Simon and Schuster, Henry Press and self-published) and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Converse College.
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