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Welcome to The Raucous Writer

Observations and musings about stuff by the founder and creator of the #ASAWL movement and ASAWL.com website

What ASAWL.com is not meant to be

May 9, 2018

A member of the literary community recently told me that concepts similar to the Authors Seeking Agents Wish List website launched but ultimately failed.

I wasn't familiar with any of the names provided, but did research the sites for learning purposes. In case you we...

The Broken Query Process: a brief case study

May 5, 2018

I've been saying the query process is ineffective, broken, and outdated. Today I received a tweet from someone asking whether and why an agent would use the Authors Seeking Agents Wish List website when, as the person put it, agents get so many responsive queries in t...

More Genre Hashtags for the ASAWL.com Website

May 3, 2018

Thanks to the many who are weighing in, here is the updated list of genres for the ASAWL.com website. Authors will use these to identify their work. Agents will be able to search these categories. Don't see your genre? Let me know.

UPDATED GENRE LIST

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FAQs About The ASAWL Website

May 2, 2018

I know many of you have questions about the ASAWL concept and me, its creator. Allow me the opportunity to provide some answers:

Who are you, Buffalo telephone booth Raucous Writer Twitter person?

My profile picture is actually a bison, not a buffalo, and the phone boot...

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