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Jul.10.2008
Well. It had to happen. Eventually some lunatic would want to ask me to talk about something and record the conversation. That lunatic is Brandon Easton, writer, teacher and podcaster, and the conversation can be heard at his WRITING FOR ROOKIES website.
WRITING FOR ROOKIES
It's fun, informative...
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Jul.02.2008
The Publishing seminar takes place in the VONA Writers Room. A glass encased lounge in Phelan Hall at the University of San Francisco. The walls are papered with white sheets, intended for the writers to build a collage, representing themselves to the rest of the crew. Some blare color and quotes,...
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Jun.30.2008
Newspapers across the country are cutting their book review sections. It's only a matter of time before they disappear entirely. That, combined with the closing of long-established, respected independent bookstores points to a sea change in the reading habits of America today. The average...
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Jun.30.2008
Newspapers across the country are cutting their book review sections. It's only a matter of time before they disappear entirely. That, combined with the closing of long-established, respected independent bookstores points to a sea change in the reading habits of America today. The average...
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Jun.18.2008
Today I'm exactly one month out from my book's release ... and I find myself wanting to check into a rehab clinic. :)
I exaggerate (of course) ... I realize that all the work I'm doing to get the word out about Nox Dormienda -- blog tours, launch party, book tours, articles, and the like -- is an...
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Jun.14.2008
This interview was conducted in May for the Maryland Writers' Association Conference.
INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS F. MONTELEONE
1) What was it like when you published your first book and how has the industry changed since then in terms of how authors are getting their books sold, both to publishers...
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Jun.13.2008
I almost forgot! I earned two finalist awards, from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards people: one in Humor/Comedy and one in Autobiography/Memoir.
That was pretty exciting, and entitles me to display their gold sticker on my books. Could be a great marketing ploy—we'll see. Anyway, it makes me...
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Jun.13.2008
Even in good economic times, book sales only inch up, or stay stagnant. Revenue increases seem to be tied to jumps in the retail prices of books vs. new buyers, or readers purchasing more (or even more of the same).
In England, publisher Hachette has thrown down the gauntlet in the hopes of...
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Jun.12.2008
There are seven reasons why manuscripts are typically rejected by publishers. The first of these is The Hookless Beginning.
1) All writings have a beginning, middle and end. Each of these has a job to do. The job of your beginning is to hook your readers (and that includes editors, who are your...
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Jun.11.2008
You can learn about a person by what that person does and what that person says. But you can also learn a lot about a journalist by the company he keeps.
One of the great rewards in writing arts journalism, it seems, is to praise those who you admire with complimentary analysis. When the...
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