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Nov.10.2011
Most writers don't seem to want to explore the world of blogging. They see it as just one more thing to do. The don't realize that blogging affords them a superb way to promote themselves and their work--and to land a traditional publishing deal. A large number of bloggers are, indeed, getting...
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Sep.27.2011
I'm recovering from a packed ten days, first at the Cork International Short Story Festival and then this past weekend at the Small Wonder short story festival. Both were wonderful, but the reason I decided to treat myself and go to both is rather less wonderful. I've been feeling depressed...
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Sep.19.2011
Monday morning and work beckons. I'm reluctant to answer the call and want nothing more than to pull up the covers and go back to sleep for at least another four hours, the four hours I didn't get last night. I'd rather finish the thriller I started on Friday and had difficulty getting through...
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Jun.26.2011
This blog post has been deleted, because as of Friday May 31, 2013. The case and issue has been settled.
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May.05.2011
Despite the massive amount of attention that self-publishing is receiving as ebooks have come to the fore, many aspiring authors still hope to place their books with a traditional publisher. To do that, they first need to find a literary agent to represent them.
Recently, the organizers of the...
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Apr.05.2011
from the Huffington Post April 4, 2011:
Huffington Post reports that a British literary agent just got sentenced to prison for cheating gullible, fame-seeking clients out of their money. His clients thought movie deals were in the works with big Hollywood names -- and who doesn't want to be...
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Mar.25.2011
Here's the latest news in the world of e-book self-publishing: Bestselling thriller author Barry Eisler turned down his traditional publishers $500,000 contract for two books and will instead self-publish his next novel. After a bit of prompting from his daughter, he self-published a short...
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Mar.11.2011
Writers spend a lot of time waiting for responses...from publications, from agents, from acquisition editors. Waiting can leave us immobilized. We can find ourselves twiddling our thumbs anxiously in front of the computer instead of tapping our fingers on they keyboard eagerly.
Believe me, I...
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Dec.02.2010
Recently, the following was posted under a pseudonym at WriteWords.org.uk
“So I'm a published author with an agent - a newish (less than five years) one at a middle sized agency. But certain things keep happening and my gut keeps ringing the alarm. What do you think of the following? ...
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Dec.01.2010
Once upon a time I found it difficult to come up with good ideas for articles, essays and books. No longer. Now I'm plagued with the opposite problem. I have too many good ideas. I think I'm driving my literary agent crazy.
In just one year I've given her four different nonfiction book...
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