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Guest Post by Laurie's client, Bram Stoker finalist Lisa Kessler, on the book birthday of her newest Moon series novel, Harvest Moon (on the day following the Super Moon no less...the celestial oomph cannot be denied!) When I’m writing a series, I’m always thinking a...
Call for submissions: Hot Holiday Reads #3
It's that time again. Time to post a shirtless, muscular Santa taken from a site called "Worst Holiday Stock Photos." Seriously. But it's for a good cause. Here at Short Fuse Publishing, we're opening up to submissions for our annual Hot Holiday Reads anthology. And...
Presenting Tricia Skinner!
Meet our new agent-to-be!
The Stress of the Untold Series
Guest Post by Laurie's client J.M. Frey Today I am finishing a script (short), starting another (feature-length), writing at least two announcement blog posts for my new publishing deal, making pasta sauce from scratch before our bounty of garden tomatoes go off, and...
Writing mystery, suspense, or thriller?
Is writing overwhelming you? Querying driving you mad? Is the lingering summer heat making you want to flip a table? Well, here's something to cheer you up: If you've written a mystery, thriller, or suspense novel that hasn't yet been published,...
Can you have more than one agent?
Folks, I'd like to preface this by saying a big welcome to Elizabeth O. Dulemba, the newest member of Fuse Club. Hi, Elizabeth! Elizabeth came to me having already secured an agent, whom she is very happy and successful with. Say, what? What does she need me for,...
Fall Preview!
A look at Fuse’s upcoming Fall 2015 releases.
Writing Contests – An Author’s Perspective by Lisa Kessler
Here's a guest post from my multi-award winning author Lisa Kessler. I thought it would make a nice author-centric companion to my blog post last week from an agent's perspective: Writing contests come in all shapes and sizes. Some are for unpublished works, some for...
Top 10 Things NOT to do When Querying
There are some tried and true principles to follow when you are querying a literary agent. Sometimes it's easier however, to remember what NOT to do. Remember, a literary agent's time is extremely limited and we get inundated with queries on a daily basis. Make sure...
The Hidden Value of Writing Contests
Every writer knows that winning a writing contest gives you something to put in the “About Me” paragraph of your query letters. But there are more benefits than that to these creative competitions. Writing contests offer the following boosts to your writing career:...
