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Jan.14.2011 - 10:27 am
When I became a literary agent three years ago, I simply wasn't ready for the flood of publisher rejection letters flowing into my office in response to my submissions. It felt a...
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Jun.14.2010 - 1:24 pm
An interesting dispute has broken out between The Authors Guild  and John Wiley over what is the best way to calculate royalties. The dispute may seem a little arcane but it is...
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May.12.2010 - 6:37 pm
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Linda Watanabe McFerrin is an author and  teacher of creative writing.  Her new novel, Dead Love , is being published this Fall by Stone Bridge Press . Dead Love is an incredible...
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Apr.25.2010 - 8:31 am
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I've been thinking a lot about beginnings, first lines in literature. Which ones are satisfying and what makes them so? And others, admired by all, that still just leave me cold....
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Comments from ANDY

Jan.14.2011 - 11:55 am
In response to: Publisher Rejection Letters From Plato to Hitler
Lisa, That is certainly an old story and not a happy one. I just got 2 more rejections for clients in the last hour....
Feb.14.2010 - 8:24 am
In response to: Publisher Rejection Letters from Plato to Hitler
heehee
Feb.01.2010 - 11:20 am
In response to: Book Banning at Amazon.com
Jodi, check my update just posted. It links to Mike Shatzkin's site that addresses a lot of your questions. It is...
Feb.01.2010 - 10:15 am
In response to: Book Banning at Amazon.com
I am sure that there are people in the production process of publishing who can give you a definitive answer....
Jan.22.2010 - 10:18 am
In response to: The Slush Pile
Perkins is always the example of the editor who represents the heart and soul of publishing. I think editors still are...