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I do a lot of conferences, and I just returned from the wonderful four-day Tomales Bay Manuscript Bootcamp, one of several annual workshops put on by Writing by Writers in Northern California. Such events are most often exhausting, and I’m not saying this was any...

Katie talks about querying, submissions, and what surprised her about publishing!

For the fifth year, Amazon has shared a slice of its massive database of statistics and named the top 20 most well-read cities in America.  Guess what? Seattle, home of Amazon.com, is the most well-read city in America. They read the most Kindle books as well,...

The largest annual gathering of the tribes of publishing occurs this week in New York. Book Expo America offers an educational program along with a huge amalgamation of trade show booths for everyone from gigantic Penguin Random House to tiny non-profit writing...

Today's blog post comes from my client Jeffe Kennedy, whose new book THE TALON OF THE HAWK is available today in stores everywhere! The Talon of the Hawk, the third in my Twelve Kingdoms trilogy, comes out today. Which is a little unreal. I’ve known about this date...

I got a rather peculiar submission in which the author essentially wrote their own rejection. No, it wasn’t a barrage of self-deprecation (though I have seen that, and I don’t recommend it). It was an AMAZING BOOK THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, AND I HAVE 24 HOURS TO GET...

Watch this space for our next big announcement.Monday, May 25th. Memorial Day.So in between barbecues, parades, selfies, and loafing, check out this blog for our news. 

April and May find me--and many of us--in a time of big changes, lots of travel, and strategizing for the future. I've just come off 3 weekends in a row at writers' conferences. Each one has its own vibe and focus. Some have tons of workshops, like Grub Street's Muse...

You’ve finally finished your book. You’ve written it, edited it multiple times, shared it with critique partners and beta readers, copy edited it one final time, made it as perfect as you were able, and all your hard work has paid off. This book is either being...

Hey Fuse fans! Today I want to talk about a key feature of any compelling novel. Every story needs an antagonist. It may have many villains (or, if your protagonist is a villain, many heroes!), but it has only one primary antagonist. The antagonist is the person or...