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Simon Curtis Book Deal and Album Release News

January 7, 2016—LOS ANGELES—Recording artist Simon Curtis today announced that his debut novel, Boy Robot, has been acquired by Simon Pulse for publication in fall 2016. A surprise album, Super 8 Bit Heart, will drop at midnight tonight. Boy Robot is the first in a...

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The Publishing Marathon

The 26 miles of Emily’s publishing marathon, and how you should celebrate each mile marker to keep from going insane.

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Out Today: LINNY’S SWEET DREAM LIST by Susan Schild

I love this part of the job. Today you all finally get to read a story that I've been ga-ga over for months: LINNY'S SWEET DREAM LIST, the first book of many to come by the brilliant Susan Schild. It captivated me right from the start, and with a cool rating of 4.79...

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My New Client: Bestselling Author Tracy St. John!

2015 had a few interesting twists and turns, but at least it gave me another great client to represent. Yes, I've partnered with Tracy St. John, the phenomenal author of the bestselling Clans of Kalquor science fiction erotic romance series and the Netherworld...

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What’s Your To-be-Read List for 2016?

By Derek McDow, first reader and assistant to associate agent Jennifer Chen Tran It’s a well-known fact among readers that personal to-be-read (tbr) stacks only oblige addition, often exponentially, by the veritable property of “I must read this” plus “this, this, and...

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Our Holiday Schedule

Hello friends, fans and professional colleagues (and anyone else who stumbles onto this blog!): Just a quick note to apprise you all of our holiday schedule here at Fuse Literary. Contrary to popular belief, we actually do take the holidaze off around this time of...

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Raising The Stakes

Hi Fuse fans! It's been a while since my last blog post, but as I do my yearly big push to catch up on all my submissions, I keep encountering a very common pitfall: the narrative without stakes. I offer this critique often at conferences, and it's often difficult for...

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Short Fuse Publishing Holiday Sale

Happy holidays from Short Fuse Publishing! This  post is all about how to get 17 ebooks for the price of one paperback. Intrigued? Let's start with our newest release: First we have the latest installment of THE EROTIC CIRCUS series, and this one's a twofer. BIGGER...

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THE UNTOLD TALE

Today, we have a special treat for you. Ladies and gentlemen, J.M. Frey, Professional Geek: She's here today to celebrate the release of her masterpiece (seriously, I can see it winning a Hugo) THE UNTOLD TALE. We sat down with J.M. over a cup of tea and the Internet...

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