An anonymous, grumpy literary agent has started a Tumblr of “query fails.” Hilarity ensues. Some gems:

This is neither a Christian, racist, sexist, ageist, homophobic, or pornographic essay even if many pictures of nude people are included in the essay.

Greetings agent. I have written the most important book on earth.

I’M TYPING MY QUERY IN ALL CAPS SO YOU WILL BE SURE TO NOTICE IT!

An interesting discussion over at The Rumpus on writing to get paid.

The weirdest story ideas come from your own obsessions, and more great notes on craft from Kelly Link.

Children guess how much authors were paid for their work, with hilarious (and also, sadly accurate) results.

A fan’s awkward/adorable experience meeting her literary hero.

Aaaaand just for kicks, the animated short “The Writer Who Couldn’t Read”: Read more »