Our News
New release from Amy Zhang!
Author Amy Zhang talks to us about writing a difficult second book, where she likes to write most and what she’s reading now!
Fuse Literary Promotes Tricia Skinner to Associate Agent
March 22nd, 2016 – 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 Tricia Skinner from Assistant Agent to Associate Agent at the firm....
Happy anniversary to Fuse—and to you!
March is when we celebrate the first day of spring, and March Madness, and St. Patrick's Day, and so much more. Like the anniversary of our agency's founding 3 years ago. How, you may ask? By giving back. In case you missed Gordon's post about it...
Am I Writing a Character-Driven Picture Book…Or Not?
If you write picture books, you've heard the term "character-driven" A LOT. Everyone seems to be looking for character-driven picture books, but what exactly does this mean? You might have a story with a central main character, but is it truly character driven? I get...
Digital Book World 2016 Report
Last week I attended the 7th annual Digital Book World in New York City. I tweeted about it from the audience. A lot. In case you missed the tweets, I'll attach some here to give you a general idea about what happened at this important conference. You can find all the...
#MS4MI Charity Auction
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FUSE! *confetti cannon* We all consider ourselves very fortunate to be part of Fuse Literary, and one of the ways we celebrate our agencyversary every March is by giving back to those in need. Last year we did the #MS4MS charity auction (with over...
Instagram for Authors!
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms, boasting over 400 million active users worldwide (77.6 million in the U.S. alone, according to one source), compared to Twitter's 305 million active users (in 2015). Although writers primarily use their...
Murder With an Accent
When my eyes are too tired to read another word on the page--or a screen--there is nothing I love more than watching a killer or a copper with a British (or Irish or Welsh) accent. Don't get me wrong, I love British and Irish crime drama on the page too. I love Tana...
Author Promotion Using Goodreads
Many of you have probably heard that publishers are doing less and less to promote their books, and so authors are expected to take on an ever-increasing share of the marketing load. This of course varies depending on the size of the publisher, the author, and the...
Rockin’ the Conference
ROCKING THE POST CONFERENCE I just returned from the ultra-fabulous San Francisco Writers Conference and thought it might be a good time to share some tips on what you need to do AFTER a writers conference to make it worthwhile and the most value to you as a writer....
