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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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THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG–out now!

To celebrate the launch of this year’s Hot Holiday Reads charity anthology, THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG, we sat down with the editor, erotic romance author Bethany Hyde, to chat about her process, the anthology, and the state of the erotic fiction world (excerpted from a...

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"Thank you from the depths of my heart..." This post is inspired by our client, Anna Quinn, who owns The Writers' Workshoppe and Imprint Bookstore in Port Townsend, WA. Her latest blog post, simply titled, "Thank You," gives us a snapshot of what her life is like and...

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