Kristin Nelson, author of one of my favorite agent blogs, Pub Rants, has some advice on openings to avoid, in four parts (thus far):
Definitely worth your time. In fact, it’s pretty easy to lose a whole afternoon there.
Name-dropped
Just got name-dropped in the Coffee House Writers Group podcast with Scott McClelland.
The Coffee House Writers Group is a writers group in the Los Angeles area designed to support writers through critique groups, presentations, and social events. I go to their Wednesday Meetup in Long Beach, CA.