Tag: publishing
group name: bookcorps
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January 04, 2007 01:50 AM EST --
10 THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SINCE I SOLD MY NOVEL
A year ago today, something incredible happened to me. Let me set the scene: It was around eleven in the morning, and I was in my study . . .
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April 06, 2007 01:37 AM EDT --
Because writers are essentially people who live and die by the power of imagination, we tend to dream extravagantly, wildly, sometimes impossibly. But that’s all right. Dreams are our task masters . . .
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March 08, 2008 04:15 PM EST --
Everyone who's a reader loves that anticipatory thrill of opening a new book, settling into the corner of your overstuffed sofa, clearing one's mind, and sinking into the first line, the opening . . .
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March 23, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
One thing no one ever warned me about Gather is that it’s addictive. As soon as I returned from my book tour, I plunked my heavy suitcase in the hallway, and kissed my kids and my dogs and . . .
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August 18, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
I admit it. I’m a classic overachiever. I’m never satisfied with doing well. I’m pushing for Wow!
I have a difficult time committing to anything I’m not passionate about. A . . .
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February 22, 2007 11:58 PM EST --
One of the most common things a new novelist is likely to hear from well- meaning friends and relatives is, “Hey, why don’t you call Oprah
and see if she’ll put you on the show?” . . .
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March 02, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
For the first three years I owned a computer, the phrases most logged into the search engine were “literary agents” and “how to find one.” Occasionally I dropped . . .
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May 04, 2007 12:40 AM EDT --
The first booksigning I did was at the New England Booksellers’ Association. I appeared in the Penguin booth, which gave me a terrific opportunity to meet some of the local and national sales people . . .
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August 24, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Ok, you’ve finished your manuscript. You’ve sent out query letters. You finally have a nibble! Someone wants to see a couple chapters and a synopsis. This is your last chance to reel them . . .
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March 09, 2007 12:58 AM EST --
Call it the fatal question. Ask it too often, or too needily in a relationship and you may eventually end up hearing the response you fear most. It’s a matter of simple psychology. Doubt your own . . .
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January 15, 2009 03:55 PM EST --
Per Publisher's Weekly , it looks like Barnes & Noble is dropping the axe on 100 positions from the corporate office in NYC.
In a statement on the cuts, CEO Steve Riggio said, . . .
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December 03, 2008 09:58 AM EST --
Hi, folks.
No, this isn't my usual Saturday Writing Essential piece. It's not about writing, editing, book reviews, synopses, my family, funny kid stories, or the life of a writer.
It's . . .
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September 26, 2007 07:37 AM EDT --
Are you eager to write your first book? Trying to figure out how long it should be? Do you think page count is irrelevant? Think again. In the publishing business, size does matter!
Many publishers . . .
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March 30, 2007 02:59 AM EDT --
Sometimes I'm embarrassed by the number of how-to-write books I've accumulated in my life, and by how often I still consult them. Shouldn't I have graduated by now? Do I still need to turn . . .
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July 19, 2007 10:44 PM EDT --
For a long time while I was in between novels, I saw the world in blog posts and Gather articles. Everything and everyone around me was part of a grand and unpredictable tale that might be written about, . . .
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August 14, 2007 07:29 AM EDT --
Writing effective query letters is an essential skill for any writer seeking publication. In the age of electronic communication, the process of querying magazines and literary journals is faster and . . .
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April 26, 2007 09:27 PM EDT --
Some authors have made crafting a novel around the latest hot topic their particular specialty. The first one who comes to mind is Jodi Picoult. She has written engaging and deeply felt stories about . . .
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January 18, 2009 09:27 PM EST --
If you’ve been around aspiring writers much you know that a good percentage of them produce the writing equivalent of really bad karaoke. You also know that there are undiscovered gems out there. . . .
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August 10, 2007 08:34 AM EDT --
There’s a catch 22 in publishing. You have to be published to get published. Well, that’s not entirely true, but close. Major publishers often want to see a list of publishing . . .
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October 29, 2009 02:13 PM EDT --
Check out the list of actively-Tweeting writers, publishers, book bloggers and booksellers I put together using Twitter's new Lists feature. It runs the gamut from international bestseller Margaret . . .
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