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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Let’s Talk Inspiration!

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...

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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...

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