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Art and Books? A Great Combination More Museums Should Emulate
I went to a college in the Midwest where double and triple majors were common. Alas, I graduated with a major in English only, though I dabbled at the thought of becoming either an Art History or Comparative Literature double major. Despite the shocked looks I...
Congratulations Connor and Sara!
Laurie and I are thrilled to announce that our own Sara Sciuto and Connor Goldsmith have been promoted from Associate Agents to full Agents here at Fuse. *fires confetti cannon* Connor has blossomed into one of the industry’s preeminent SF/F agents, and I’m excited to...
How to Stay Safe on Halloween or Narroweve
The following excerpt came from a weathered old tome I found on the shelf of a tiny bookshop in Edinburgh. Both the bookshop and the street where it resided have long since vanished, and all attempts to find either have proven fruitless. Thankfully, I was so puzzled...
The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Writing and Publishing Articles
Today we have 10 questions for Fuse client, Nina Amir. In addition to being a best-selling author and The Inspiration to Creation Coach, Nina is an international journalist with with hundreds of articles in magazines, newspapers, e-zines, and newsletters. Her newest...
The Value of Writing Contests
A lot of writers I meet at conferences and online ask my thoughts about the value of writing contests. I must admit. I not only like them, I am also the director of the annual San Francisco Writing Contest, so there's that. I think writers contests teach a lot of...
Back to the Future of Publishing
Last weekend I had the privilege of being the featured speaker at the 90th anniversary celebration of the Sacramento chapter of the California Writers Club. This is the venerable group founded by Jack London that grew out of the monthly social gathering of writers in...
Congratulations, Cass Morris!
Today’s post is inspired by our amazing client, Cass Morris, who is celebrating her 3-book deal with DAW today (congrats Cass!) Cass hit the nail on the head with a great piece on her blog about the process that led to her getting published, and every once in a while...
Guest Post: Why Crowdfunding Doesn’t Always Work for Books
Guest Post by Jennifer’s client Jamey Stegmaier Recently it was announced that PubSlush, a books-only crowdfunding platform, was shutting down. I was rooting for them, but the announcement came as no surprise to me, since the “Publishing” category on Kickstarter...
New York Comic-Con
Hi Fuse fans! I've been writing bits and pieces of this post all four days at New York Comic Con, always one of the craziest events of my convention year. I didn't have any of my own clients at the con this year, but many of my friends -- authors, agents, publicists,...
Oyster E-book Subscription Service to Sunset, PubSlush Closes Their Doors
Not to be a Debbie Downer but two publishing start-ups recently announced that they are closing down operations. Oyster, a e-book subscription service (hailed as a "Netflix for books"), has announced that it will "sunset" its existing service over the next several...
