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TMI: Authors, Just Breathe

I recently had a conversation with a fellow writer who received a rejection letter from an editor. The editor's emailed response said the writer's query was "dense" and "filled with too much personal chatter." I asked to see the query. Yep, the editor was correct....

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#Diversity: The Time is Now!

There's been a lot of hullaballoo in Hollywood and in the media recently about this year's Oscar Nominations in the Acting Categories. For the second year in a row, all 20 nominees in the acting categories are white. Social media has responded to this reality with...

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“Once you stop learning, you start dying.”

As a new semester begins today at Pace University, where I'm an adjunct lecturer in the Publishing master's degree program, of course I'm thinking about how and what we learn and that old saw, "Once you stop learning, you start dying." I've seen it attributed to...

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13 Publishing Predictions for 2016

It's January and writers/editors/agents are once again thinking about the year ahead and how we're going to make it better than the last one. This year I've made 6 safe and 7 wild predictions about what's on tap for the coming twelve months. From ebook stagnation...

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Introducing: DONE CRYIN’ by Bestselling Author Janis Flores

Do you miss the golden age of romance novels? Those familiar paperbacks that just feel like home? That's why I love working with our HOT FUSE CLASSIC line, and I have a great one for you today. Introducing the second book in the Dunleavy Legacy trilogy, DONE CRYIN'....

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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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