Mars is Far
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March 4, 2011

For many writers, getting a book contract from a trade publisher is further away than Mars. I tell it like it is. With my broken right wrist, it feels far beyond the stars for my manuscript in the drawer. I’ll be lucky to knock out this quick post and publish it here today. If you want to watch a rising star with a bestselling book… [Read More]

So if I have to blog, where do I start?
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February 12, 2011

Authors are expected to have their own blogs today. Not just after the book comes out, but before. Publishers look at the visitor statistics to your blog as the potential market for your book. So before you send in that brilliant book proposal, build a platform for your publication. If you have never done any blogging before, the place to start is with reading and… [Read More]

Getting Your Book Published
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February 5, 2011

In my last blog post I recommended Writer’s Digest 2011 Guide to Literary Agents. You may not be ready to get an agent if you haven’t already studied The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It…Successfully! (Workman Publishing, 2010). Writers Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry previously published much of this how-to guidebook as Putting Your… [Read More]

2011 Guide to Literary Agents
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February 2, 2011

The 2oth anniversity edition of this Writer’s Digest Book seems a bit leaner than in previous years; despite new articles, hundreds of listings for writers’ conferences, and fresh material on this rapidly changing business. Nearly a third of the book is dedicated to how-to and background information for authors on finding the right agent for your work. The second third of the reference guide offers 550… [Read More]