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Had to let you know about great agent, great author, and all around nice guy, John Cusick’s new book – CHERRY MONEY BABY.
John has agreed to let me offer a signed copy of his book as give-a-way.
Anyone that leaves a comment will get their name put in the hat one time. If you would like to collect more entries into the hat you can do the following:
1 entry everything you tweet this link (One a day).
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2 entries if you reblog this post.
5 entries if you talk about the book on your facebook page or blog.
Please come back and leave an update on what you did by September 28th in the comment section, so I know how many times to put your name in the hat for the drawing. I will announce the winner on Sunday September 29th. Good Luck!
Here is John’s bio:
John joined The Greenhouse Literary Agency in January 2013 after several years with at The Scott Treimel NY agency, where he began as an assistant and rose to be an agent with a fast-developing client list. As well as being a YA author in his own right, John is a sought-after speaker on writing, both at writers’ conferences and via webinars. You can read his blog here: http://johnmcusick.wordpress.com/
What John is seeking: Fiction by North American authors, from Picturebooks and Middle Grade through Young Adult. Particularly keen to see MG (and maybe YA) for boys. Fast-paced/thrilling/heart-breaking stories. Contemporary realism, historicals, speculative fiction, sci-fi and fresh fantasy, villains with vulnerabillity, bad decisions with best intentions, boldly imagined worlds, striking imagery, characters with histories, stories about siblings and about middle America.
Below is the interview I had with John:
Before we get into talking about your new book; how did your first year at Greenhouse Literary go? Anything exciting you can share with us?
It’s been absolutely amazing. Since starting with Greenhouse I’ve sold six titles and signed seven new clients, including my very first picture book author/illustrators— and the year isn’t over yet! Greenhouse provides a nurturing atmosphere for authors, very hands on, and its international reach allows us to place projects all over the world. It’s wonderful to be a part of that. I’m especially looking forward to our agency retreat in February; it’ll be a blast to spend time with clients, as well as with Sarah Davies (head of Greenhouse) and our phenomenal U.K. agent Polly Nolan. I’m told there will also be a talent show. With ukuleles.
I started writing CHERRY MONEY BABY on index cards, in Fort Green Park in Brooklyn, in August of 2010. The project changed radically from draft to draft. I started with a big baggy monster of a novel, and carved away the useless stuff until I got down to its heart: the relationship between Cherry and Ardelia. Really, this is a story about a complicated friendship. It just took me a few years to figure that out.
What was the spark that started this book?
My agent, Scott Treimel, suggested I consider a story about teen pregnancy, which set my gears turning. In the end, CHERRY isn’t about teen pregnancy really, but that was the seminal brainstorm. Then I saw A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim when I was in London for the London Book Fair. I was transfixed by the interweaving relationships in that show, the class interplay, and also the big move to the country halfway through. Part of CHERRY’s particular flavor owes a lot to NIGHT MUSIC.
How many revisions did you do before you were ready to submit your book?
I did three major revisions with Scott before sending the manuscript to Deb Wayshack, my fabulous editor at Candlewick with whom I worked on GIRL PARTS. Deb helped me really hone the story and find its soul. I learned so much during the editing process— about character, plot, and language— that just as we were drawing close to copyedits, I asked Deb if she’d let me try rewriting the manuscript from word one. Candlewick agreed, and ninety days later I had a new version of CHERRY that was radically different, and infinitely superior. Doing a complete rewrite was really liberating, and the result was a much stronger, deeper novel.
Did you agent Scott Treimel negotiate the contract?
He did. At the time I was an agent with Scott Treimel NY, Scott’s agency, which meant I had a unique inside glimpse into the negotiation process—which is always fascinating, but especially when it’s your book being discussed.
Do you plan on writing a sequel for this book?
I don’t think so. Cherry and Ardelia’s story feels complete to me. I don’t like to end books too neatly; I like to leave room for my characters to go on living and breathing and changing. I don’t envision a sequel to CHERRY MONEY BABY, though I do like to imagine Cherry and Ardelia getting up to…Oop, I should stop there or risk spoilers!
Have you started writing the sequel to Girl Parts?
I wrote a sequel to GIRL PARTS, actually, which is hiding somewhere on my hard drive. It’s not quite ready for public consumption yet, but maybe someday soon. I wrote it in a single month after watching an episode of DOCTOR WHO penned by Neil Gaiman. It’s a bit more sci-fi, and involves Rose’s journey back to Massachusetts. But again…spoilers…
Do you have other books in the works?
I do! I’m working on something now I’m very excited about. I won’t go into too much detail, except to say it’s BIG and, in my opinion, the best thing I’ve ever written. At least, so far.
Do you try to spend a certain amount of time writing?
I do. I try to write for at least ninety-minutes to two-hours a day, five days a week. That schedule has slackened somewhat since I first started writing in college, when it was three hours a day, every day. Real Life has a tendency to intervene, but I try to keep that writing time sacred.
Any plans to write, middle grade novels, new adult, or adult books?
I’d likely go middle grade before I wrote for adults; my brain is pretty hardwired into the m.g. and y.a. universe at the moment. In addition to writing novels, though, I do work on other literary projects. I’m in the midst of writing a comedic web series about video game developers, and also a musical or two. Lord knows when any of that will see the light of day, but I do like to experiment in different mediums.
Oh, and then there’s the super top-secret animated series idea I’ve been developing with my buddy Evan: BEAR SUB.
Do you have any tips for writers on improving their writing?
Read your stuff aloud, that’s a biggie. You’ll notice wonky sentences, run-ons, and boring bits. Reading your stuff aloud to others works even better.
Read Stephen King’s ON WRITING, read Donald Maass’s WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL. Read poetry. Write poetry! Avoid the internet.
When sitting down to write a scene, consider these things in this order:
1) What does your character want?
2) What is the most horrible thing that can happen to your character, preventing her from getting what she wants?
3) What is the most interesting way to convey the horrible thing and your character’s response? If you don’t have 1 and 2 down first, it doesn’t matter how good you are at 3: the scene will fall flat.
Any words of wisdom on finding an agent?
Send your best, most compelling, most unique work. Follow submission guidelines. Don’t labor for decades revising, perfecting, submitting one project. Move on. Write new books. Come back to the same agents with something better, something fresher. Keep at it.
What direction do you see the market going in? More or less hard covers? More or less ebooks? More or less fantasy? Paranormal? Dystopian? Horror? Humor?
I think genre fiction (with sci-fi, fantastical, or paranormal elements) will always be strong, and I think these different genres will continue to blend and recombine. The industry is less trendy than it was three years ago, so trying to be “the next” HUNGER GAMES / TWILIGHT / PERCY JACKSON won’t serve you (not that it ever did). Now is a great time for contemporary realism, stories about real characters in real situations, with terrific emotional depth.
Before you go can you tell us your likes and dislikes in novels?
A pet peeve of mine is passive or reactive protagonists. In contemporary realism, these tend to be long-suffering narrators who have endured unimaginable sorrows, and we’re meant to engage with them based purely on pity, apparently. In genre fiction, this tends to be the Reluctant Hero, who just wants to blend in, or live a normal life, but is tasked with saving the kingdom. No thanks. I love proactive heroes, take-charge, take-no-prisoners, tough protagonists. I want heroes who really want something, and who go out and get it. Flawed or virtuous, give me some fire in the belly. Those are the characters (and people) I admire most and want to read about.
Don’t miss out on reading John’s new book. I can’t wait to read it, since his last book is one of my favorites. I expect no less with this one. Thanks John for sharing your time with us.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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THE GREENHOUSE FUNNY PRIZE
At Greenhouse we love all sorts of writing. We love edgy, wincingly close-to-the-bone YA fiction, we love thrilling, commercial concepts with big surprises, and beautiful and heartfelt younger stories. In short, we love quality. And there’s something that we don’t see enough of: Funny.
So we’re waving the flag for funny books.
Last year we ran the first Greenhouse Funny Prize, a competition to find new funny writing talent. We had over 700 entries and Pip Jones was our winner. Julia quickly sold Pip’s book, SQUISHY McFLUFF, THE INVISIBLE CAT, to Faber Children’s Books in a 4 book pre-empt.
We had such a great time working on the prize that we’re going to do it again. And bigger. This year we’re opening it up to the world, so if you’re American or Canadian, or writing from anywhere on the planet (as long as your work is in the English language) then come and make us laugh.
Our judging criteria is very simple. Funny, and we are wide open to all ages. The winner may be a picture book like OLIVIA or DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS, or a young series à la HORRID HENRY, FLAT STANLEY, THE GREAT HAMSTER MASSACRE or UNDEAD PETS, or for 8-12 year olds like Lemony Snicket or M.T. Anderson’s WHALES ON STILTS. It could even be for teen readers, like Adam Rex’s COLD CEREAL series, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, or THE PRINCESS DIARIES. It’s going to be the person with funny in their DNA. Perhaps the winner will have a slow-burning, sly wit. Perhaps a Python-esque sense of the absurd, or zany as Tina Fey’s 30 ROCK. Or maybe the concept, the freshness and fun, will pull us in.
ENTRY GUIDELINE BELOW:
The Greenhouse Funny prize is open to un-agented writers writing funny fiction for children of all ages.
To get a good sense of the voice and where the character is headed, we’d like to see the first 5,000 words PLUS a short description (a few lines) of the book AND a one page outline that shows the spine of the plot. Please send this as a Word doc attachment.
If you’re submitting a picture book (or shorter fiction that comes in under 5,000 words), then send the complete text.
Please send your entries to [email protected]
If you’re writing from the US or Canada (ie, North America), please put NA in subject line. If you’re writing from UK or the rest of the world, please put UK in subject line.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, 29 July.
The shortlist will be announced Monday, 12 August.
The winner will be announced Monday, 19 August.
The US/Canada and the UK will have separate judging and shortlists and we will choose a winner in each territory.
Entrants will receive an acknowledgement on receipt of script, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
North American entries will be judged by John Cuscik and guest judge Jill Santopolo, Executive Editor at Philomel, Penguin. UK entries will be judged by Julia and guest judge Leah Thaxton, Publisher of Faber Children’s Books.
Winners will receive an offer of representation from the Greenhouse and the UK winner will also get full weekend ticket to the wonderful York Festival of Writing (worth £525). The runners up will each get five of Greenhouse’s favourite funny books.
What are you waiting for? Show us the funny!
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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THE GREENHOUSE FUNNY PRIZE
At Greenhouse we love all sorts of writing. We love edgy, wincingly close-to-the-bone YA fiction, we love thrilling, commercial concepts with big surprises, and beautiful and heartfelt younger stories. In short, we love quality. And there’s something that we don’t see enough of: Funny.
So we’re waving the flag for funny books.
Last year we ran the first Greenhouse Funny Prize, a competition to find new funny writing talent. We had over 700 entries and Pip Jones was our winner. Julia quickly sold Pip’s book, SQUISHY McFLUFF, THE INVISIBLE CAT, to Faber Children’s Books in a 4 book pre-empt.
We had such a great time working on the prize that we’re going to do it again. And bigger. This year we’re opening it up to the world, so if you’re American or Canadian, or writing from anywhere on the planet (as long as your work is in the English language) then come and make us laugh.
Our judging criteria is very simple. Funny, and we are wide open to all ages. The winner may be a picture book like OLIVIA or DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS, or a young series à la HORRID HENRY, FLAT STANLEY, THE GREAT HAMSTER MASSACRE or UNDEAD PETS, or for 8-12 year olds like Lemony Snicket or M.T. Anderson’s WHALES ON STILTS. It could even be for teen readers, like Adam Rex’s COLD CEREAL series, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, or THE PRINCESS DIARIES. It’s going to be the person with funny in their DNA. Perhaps the winner will have a slow-burning, sly wit. Perhaps a Python-esque sense of the absurd, or zany as Tina Fey’s 30 ROCK. Or maybe the concept, the freshness and fun, will pull us in.
ENTRY GUIDELINE BELOW:
The Greenhouse Funny prize is open to un-agented writers writing funny fiction for children of all ages.
To get a good sense of the voice and where the character is headed, we’d like to see the first 5,000 words PLUS a short description (a few lines) of the book AND a one page outline that shows the spine of the plot. Please send this as a Word doc attachment.
If you’re submitting a picture book (or shorter fiction that comes in under 5,000 words), then send the complete text.
Please send your entries to [email protected]
If you’re writing from the US or Canada (ie, North America), please put NA in subject line. If you’re writing from UK or the rest of the world, please put UK in subject line.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, 29 July.
The shortlist will be announced Monday, 12 August.
The winner will be announced Monday, 19 August.
The US/Canada and the UK will have separate judging and shortlists and we will choose a winner in each territory.
Entrants will receive an acknowledgement on receipt of script, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
North American entries will be judged by John Cuscik and guest judge Jill Santopolo, Executive Editor at Philomel, Penguin. UK entries will be judged by Julia and guest judge Leah Thaxton, Publisher of Faber Children’s Books.
Winners will receive an offer of representation from the Greenhouse and the UK winner will also get full weekend ticket to the wonderful York Festival of Writing (worth £525). The runners up will each get five of Greenhouse’s favourite funny books.
What are you waiting for? Show us the funny!
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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This year the book fair we hold on Saturday June 9th at the conference, provides a new opportunity. Newbery Award winning author Kate DiCamillo will be signing books on June 10th, along with her Agent/Author Holly McGhee. Their books will be on sale on Saturday and Sunday, but having Kate sign on Sunday allows everyone more time with the other authors selling books on Saturday.
Some of those authors happen to be editors and agents. I have listed the books they will be signing at the bookfair, below. If you have a favorite book that you would like to have signed, please let me know and I will give the title to the bookstore and if you want to pre-pay, we will hold it for you.
See bottom of post for tips on how to make the most of your bookfair time.
Newbery Winning Author Kate DiCamillo
Our own Ame Dyckman’s debut picture book, illustrated by the famous Dan Yaccarino.
Two Great Books Written and Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino.
Three Wonderful Books by Author/Agent Holly McGhee
Publishing Editor Margery Cuyler – Check back for other titles – Still working on list.
Two Well Reviewed New Books by Editor/Author Daniel Nayeri.<
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Ten Surefire Ways to Turn Off a Prospective Agent
Here is an article by Agent John Cusick. I thought it doesn’t hurt to point out what make agents cringe. Here is John:
An author myself, I know how confounding and stressful the agent hunt can be. The etiquette is not always clear. Can you ask for an update after a few weeks? Can you address the agent by first name? Is it okay to submit new work after a your first manuscript gets a no? For me, the answer to all these questions is yes!I’m a pretty informal guy, but a few common author gaffs really drive me banana sandwich. Some of these are just a little annoying, others have me breathing into a paper bag. If you’re already guilty of one or (god help you) all of these, don’t panic; there’s always time to change your ways. But from now on, no more excuses. You’ve been warned!
- Calling with questions, like whether we have a website. No, I can’t hold on while you look for a pen. Same goes for feedback. Email, if you must, and I’ll try my best to respond.
- Sending a snide response to a rejection. Getting rejected is part of the job, as is receiving a form rejection. We’d like to respond personally to every query, we just don’t have the time. If you can’t be a professional about rejection, quit. Sending an agent an angry email more or less guarantees they will never work with you. And remember, we talk to each other. I know it’s frustrating, but take it out on your stress-ball. You can put my picture on there, if it helps.
- Failing to follow submission guidelines. Thanks for your sample pages about serial killers on mars, but we do kids’ books.
- Citing “market testing,” especially when your test group is your kids, spouse, or students. They’re obligated to love you. Don’t trust them.
- Opening your query with rhetorical questions. “Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a flying hippo?” Nope.
- Talking about your “real-life” inspirations. I’m glad your protagonist is based on your adorable daughter who has the same name— we all draw inspiration from those around us. But what if an editor thinks Little Mindy should die of Typhus at the end? Would you be willing to discuss the personality flaws and physical shortcomings of Jillian, who’s based on your wife? A healthy separation of reality and fiction is a prerequisite for discharge from psychiatric wards, and for writing fiction.
- “Selling” the Book. Don’t tell me you know your book will sell a million copies, or that you’re the next Stephen King. I love the confidence, but let the work speak for itself.
- Playing the Field. Telling me you’ve queried seventy other agents doesn’t exactly make me feel like the prettiest girl at the ball. I’m far less likely to request a full manuscript if the odds are high a competitor is going to scoop you before I finish chapter one.
- Billing yourself as “The next____.”
Again, confidence is baller, but I’m not sure I believe it, and I hope you don’t either. Few successful authors are “the next” anyone. They’re just themselves.
- Citing grammatical errors on our website—and being wrong.
If you a regular reader of my blog, you know how much I loved John’s novel GIRL PARTS. If you are a guy, you really have to read it. In my mind the spark of the book is every man’s dream. Of course, I am a female and I loved it – so creative. Anyway it is coming out in paperback in February and it has just been printed in German. He also has another
Regina Griffin, Executive Editor at EgmontUSA
Regina Griffin is the Executive Editor of EgmontUSA, where she acquires Middle Grade and Young Adult, historical fiction, fantasy, paranormal, edgy contemporary fiction and graphic novels. At Egmont she has acquired such titles as the YA paranormal romance, The Dark Divine, the hilarious middle-grade book, Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World; both of these books came out of meetings at the New Jersey SCBWI Conference in Princeton. The humorous middle grade titled, Leaving the Bellweathers, the historical novel Riot and the picture book Looking Like Me by Newbery Honor-winning New Jerseyan, Walter Dean Myers, the paranormals, Siren and Raised by Wolves, and the Wish You Were Dead thrillogy by Todd Strasser.
John Cusick, Agent at Scott Treimel Agency
John M. Cusick is a literary agent for authors of young adult and middle-grade novels with S©ottTreimelNY. He is the author of the young adult novel Girl Parts (Candlewick Press, 2010), and the forthcoming Cherry Money Baby. He is also a managing and founding editor of Armchair/Shotgun, a Brooklyn-based literary magazine. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 where he wrote his first novel on a SmithCorona Electric (now kaput). He lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend and their imaginary cat, Garrus.
While the Scott Treimel Agency accepts the gamut of juvenile genres, John’s personal genres of interest are Middle Grade, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, and even better if any of these has an edgy voice.
Sean McCarthy, Agent at Sheldon Folgelman Literary Agency
Sean works on children’s books for all ages at the Sheldon Fogelman Agency in NYC. www.sheldonfogelmanagency.com He especially likes edgy narratives with flawed, multi-faceted characters. His clients include Hyewon Yum, Mark Fearing, and Hillary Homzie, and he has worked with a variety of authors and illustrators, such as Richard Peck, Mo Willems, and Jerry Pinkney.
In picture books, he looks more for dynamic characters, off-beat humor and especially clever endings (think Mo Willems or George McClements).
In fiction, Sean is drawn to realistic dialogue and understated, concise writing. He would love to find a graphic novel that doesn’t delve too deeply into the “Superhero” side, or an adventurous, high-concept middle grade. He is not currently interested in high fantasy or query letters that pose too many questions.
Melissa Sarver, agent at Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency - MELISSA joined the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency in 2006 where she had the good fortune of working with award-winning children’s author E. Lockhart, and soon began representing authors writing for Young Adult. She looks for contemporary/realistic fiction, both literary and commercial; mysteries; urban fantasy; magical realism, and issue-based stories. She’s drawn to dark tales with brilliant prose and strong voice as well as quirky stories with a fresh sense of humor, and heartbreaking romances. She especially enjoys multicultural stories and similarly emotional stories with dystopian themes. She also considers Middle Grade fiction and Picture Books.
Melis
I already know how wonderful the conferences are every year and they just keep getting better and better. Can’t wait!
Amazing stuff!
Hi John, I appreciated your poignant info on improving your writing, and especially the three areas to consider when writing a scene. Thanks for posting Kathy!
Can’t wait to read this one! Loved Girl Parts – please don’t wait too long on the sequel! For any fans of Girl Parts, John’s short story “Abandon Change” is set in the same world and available on Amazon.
The cover is killer. I’m at once jealous of the girl, want to be the girl, hate her, and want to be her friend. Oh to be 17 again! Can’t wait to read it.
Thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to reading your book.
I love the title and think the cover is great as well. Thanks for an interesting interview.
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Here’s a wonderful INTERVIEW with the author of the great YA GIRL PARTS.
I’m so impressed that you write up to two hours a day, in addition to your work as an agent! It must be a challenge to balance it all. Congrats on your new book!
When do you find time to sleep with holding down two jobs as writer and agent?
Congrats on the new book! And thanks for the tips on what to think about when writing a scene!
I re/tweeted about this giveaway: https://twitter.com/TeresaRobeson/status/380478906937012224
I’d love to see an MG by John – and I love the three things for a scene. That condenses so much valuable advice into a neat package.
And you can check out my reblog of this post at:
http://zampettilw.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/new-book-give-a-way-john-cusick-agentauthor-interview/
Girl Parts I was hooked. Congrats John you indeed are a fab agent and author I wish you all the best.