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The San Francisco Writers Foundation Charity Auction Is Now Live!
We are thrilled to bring you the inaugural San Francisco Writers Foundation Charity Auction benefitting the SFWF and this year's co-beneficiary, EveryLibrary! The San Francisco Writers Foundation is a division of the 501(c)3 nonprofit San Francisco Writers Conference...
We Are Now Open to Submissions!
And...GO! Our annual winter holiday query closure is over, so SEND US ALL YOUR THINGS...once you review our agents' interests and guidelines on the Team Fuse page to make sure you're sending the right material to the right agent. Remember, and this can be said of...
Publishing Predictions for 2017
Wow. 2016 sucked. In so many ways. I was never happier to kick a year to the curb than 2016. From David Bowie in January to Carrie Fisher in December, it seemed that each week brought a fresh tragedy to our lives. And all the while the nastiest election ever roared in...
SWEET SOUTHERN HEARTS Is Out Now!
The release of a new Willow Hill book is like Christmas for me, and it seems Buzzfeed agrees, with SWEET SOUTHERN HEARTS making their 5 Reads Every Hopeless Romantic Will Love. Susan Schild welcomes you back to the offbeat Southern town of Willow Hill, North Carolina,...
My Top 10 Favorite Romance Tropes
One of the joys of being an agent is getting to read a bunch of romance novels. When I'm searching for clients, I come across a lot of intentional (and unintentional) tropes as plot devices. This is common in category romance, but tropes can be used for any length...
CHRISTMAS IN DEADWOOD is out now!
In light of recent events, we've decided to do something different this year. Introducing CHRISTMAS IN DEADWOOD, the hot new erotic romance novella by Dove Dixon with all profits going directly to the American Civil Liberties Union. Christmas is hot in the Old West....
Fuse Literary signs Rose Lemberg
Hi Fuse fans! Exciting news today as I introduce my newest client, the SF/F author and poet Rose Lemberg. Rose is a brilliant talent on the rise whose work unites the high-flying thrills of great commercial fantasy fiction with a literary, erudite sensibility steeped...
Bells, Rings and Angels’ Wings
Guest post by Linda Wisdom: Behind the Book – Bells, Rings and Angels' Wings Who can hear holiday songs in their heads? The ones that you have no choice but to want to sing too. I’ve always loved writing holiday books and while writing for Harlequin I had the chance...
Last Minute Literary Gift Ideas
Some relatively cheap, last-minute gift ideas from Emily.
Prep Now for 2017 Contests
December marks the beginning of the end of 2016. The year brought a mixed bag, but writers should look at these final weeks a different way: the prep-period before contests. Contests give you an opportunity to get a sample of your work in the hands of multiple judges...
