March 2008

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Excerpt- When Petals Fall

© Copyright Marissa Scott, 2008.

“You don’t mind if I cut in, do you?” purred a feminine voice. Lizzie looked over her shoulder, and got slapped back into reality when she saw Amber Worthington standing behind her. The bimbo stood there dressed in a super short, skintight skirt that barely covered what she so obviously wanted [...]

Filed under: Excerpt and When Petals Fall by Marissa - 28 March 2008, Show Me Some Love

Agent Love and Writing

Laura Bradford is the best agent ever. Just saying. I love her. She makes me feel great when I’m down and feeling insecure. My smartest moment was when I sent out partials all over and said, “Eh, what the heck. One more partial can’t hurt, right?” and sent it off [...]

Filed under: Agent and Writing by Marissa - 27 March 2008, Show Me Some Love

The Best $150 An Author Will Ever Spend…

You write your book, shine it up really pretty, then decide where to send it whether it be to an agent or a publisher or epublisher, you send it there, and then you wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Until one day you get an email or a phone call stating that either an [...]

Filed under: Contracts by Marissa - 13 March 2008, Show Me Some Love

Great Industry Blogs

Before I start this post, I’m going to say that, absolutely NO, I am not looking for another agent. I love my agent, the Lovely Laura Bradford. She’s a totally awesome agent and she’s been kicking butt this past year… so much butt that she’s in the top 10 agents of 2007. [...]

Filed under: Blogs and Industry Info by Marissa - 6 March 2008, Show Me Some Love

Movies- Theater VS DVD

At the risk of sounding cheap, it costs a mini-fortune to go to the movie theater anymore! Has anyone else noticed that?  By the time you buy your ticket, get popcorn and a soda– for TWO– it costs a good $40.00.  Now while a movie can be entertaining, I sure can find a better way [...]

Filed under: General by Marissa - 4 March 2008, Show Me Some Love