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Happy Book Birthday to EVERYTHING WE GIVE by Kerry Lonsdale!
The final novel in the million-selling EVERYTHING series is finally here!
The Accidental Farewell by J.M. Frey
So, here we are. At the end of a series, and the end of about five years of planning, plotting, scribbling, writing, editing, revising, rewriting, re-editing, re-revising, re-plotting, re-re-planning, and generally . . . just a lot of work. What is it like to finish...
MIDDLE GRADE MONTH: Melissa Savage & Lauren Allbright talk about their release years
No one writes a perfect manuscript in the very first draft. I always share that with students because we often think it must be perfect the first time we write it. Nothing I write is perfect the first time. For me, by the time I’ve edited a manuscript to completion, I’ve changed about fifty percent of the first draft. The editing process is where my best writing happens.
MIDDLE GRADE MONTH: Summer Reads
There’s this idea some grownups have that you have to trick kids into reading over the summer. That all kids think books are like chores or homework or running laps in gym. Author Will Taylor recommends some fun summer reads!
Congrats to Michelle Richter on your Promotion
Fuse Literary promotes Michelle Richter to Agent June 19th, 2018 – San Francisco, California – Fuse Literary, the literary agency that focuses on technology, innovation, and expansion of storytelling into new media, today announced the promotion of Michelle...
MIDDLE GRADE MONTH: Summer at the Library
“Public libraries are always ready to welcome new readers and to cultivate our regulars, but summer is the time when we put our best feet forward to make our point: we are here to engage, enlighten, and entertain through the medium of books. And there isn’t much we won’t do to get your attention. And library cards are free.”
MIDDLE GRADE MONTH: What is “Middle Grade?”
Emily talks about the differences between MG and YA for querying authors.
June is Middle Grade Madness Month at Fuse!
It’s that time of year. Kids are leaving school and turning to the outdoors… but wait we want them indoors READING. We have some great middle grade titles that have been released over the last year as well as some great tips from the authors about writing for middle grade, suggestions from librarian Douglas Rees about keeping kids reading over the summer, and all kids of MIDDLE GRADE MADNESS!
ANGEL BAIT Is Out Now!
Out today from Strange Fuse is the paranormal urban romance ANGEL BAIT by our own Tricia Skinner! A 5-star review from Michelle’s Paranormal Vault of Books sums it up well: "Hot half-angel, with many hot team members, yeah, a great fun read." Available on Amazon...
This Year’s Final SFWF/BINC Benefit Auction Is Now Live!
It's been a great year helping the 501(c)3 nonprofit San Francisco Writers Foundation with their 2nd annual benefit auction series. Their co-beneficiary this year is the 501(c)3 nonprofit Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), which acts as a safety net for...