by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog, Publishing
I just wanted to say hello 2014 and confirm that I’m back on deck, at my desk. After visiting family in Sydney I returned to a chilly NYC and my usual mix of corporate and creative client work. This month I attended a Digital Book World conference workshop on...
by Virginia Lloyd | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Publishing
Today I’m heading off to Sydney for a happy reunion with friends and family, which is why this blog will be quiet until the new year. My dear old dad turns 80 very soon so there’s a party for him in addition to the usual Christmas and new year festivities....
by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog, Client book news and links, Publishing
Below I’m cross-posting I Got A Book Deal, my client Brooke Hemphill’s account of how she came to land a deal with Melbourne-based Affirm Press, which will be publishing her book in late 2014. As her agent, I will annotate Brooke’s post (the indented...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 11, 2013 | Blog, Publishing
Book publishing is a commercial business full of highly professional and sophisticated people who love books of all kinds. We’re all looking for new authors with wonderful stories. It’s a complicated and difficult way to make money, but the goal is simple....
by Virginia Lloyd | May 24, 2013 | Blog, Publishing
The Mumbrella website has just republished the article Got a book in you?, which features interviews with me and Zeitgeist Media Group’s Benython Oldfield among a number of media-industry folks who have written books. First published in the media industry tablet...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 12, 2013 | Blog, Publishing
All my good intentions to blog regularly this year have been thwarted by the realities of trying to (a) find the right publisher for my clients’ work and (b) finish my own manuscript. The former is difficult enough. The latter project, though not quite an...