Sal Glynn

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2006

The Dog Walked Down the Street: An Outspoken Guide for Writers Who Want to Publish

HAVING A STORY TO TELL IS ONLY THE BEGINNING Thinking of sending that manuscript to an agent or publisher? Wonder what really goes on in publishing companies? What about first drafts, rewriting, proposals, contracts, and how covers are designed? Publishing is a strange business, and writers need to know how it works. THE DOG helps you get started, write well, and keep on writing....

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Dec.03.2012 - 5:12 pm

HOW TO WRITE REAL GOOD: Scratching and Napping

(NOTE: There once was a union maid, she never was afraid  / Of goons and ginks and company finks / And the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.  / She went to the union hall when a...

Dec.16.2011 - 12:49 pm

SIMILES FOR RENT: De-worming Makes New Friends

(NOTE: I got the key to the highway / Billed out and bound to go / I'm gonna leave here running, people / Because walking is most too slow / I'm going back to the border /...

Sep.27.2011 - 2:08 pm

TAKING CHARGE OF COLOR: The Beauty of the Leash

(NOTE: Well Delilah was a woman fine and fair / She had good looks and coal black hair / Delilah, she came to Samson’s mind / The first he saw this woman that looked so...

Apr.12.2011 - 2:18 pm

GET EDITED AND AVOID THE RUSH: Fashionable Outerwear for Pit Bulls

(NOTE: Oh Mr. Noah /  Oh Mr. Noah / May I take a ride  / In the Ark of the Lord / ‘Cause it’s gettin’ mighty dark /  Gonna rain mighty hard /  Doodly do  / Doodly do  /...

Comments from Sal

Jan.14.2011 - 3:50 pm

In response to: THE NEED FOR FICTION: Water Dog on Dry Land

One has the threat of paper

One has the threat of paper cuts.

Jan.14.2011 - 3:48 pm

In response to: THE NEED FOR FICTION: Water Dog on Dry Land

Real Life

Possibility of paper cuts?

Aug.23.2010 - 2:24 pm

In response to: The Politics of Publishing

Helpful Hints from the Kennel

A good walk on a late summer day will answer more questions than a room full of editors. Let me know if you have need...

Sep.08.2009 - 4:37 pm

In response to: BROWN AND SERVE: Whimpers on the Doorstep

The Crying of Lot 49

You lose.

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Short Story: Dating the Calendar: A Fictional Essay

Article: The Politics of Publishing

About Sal

Sal Glynn was born in Seattle and educated in Canada. He moved to Covelo, California in the late 1980s, where he began in publishing with Carolyn and James Robertson at the Yolla Bolly Press, a fine press and book packager. He set lead type by hand and did...

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