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First deal!
I'm beyond thrilled to be able to announce my first deal as an agent! E.A. (Ed) Aymar's next two books in his Dead Trilogy are being published by Black Opal Books, with YOU'RE AS GOOD AS DEAD up next in 2015. Here's a tiny description of YOU'RE AS GOOD AS DEAD, from...
How to #BuyIndie
It's Small Business Saturday, and a lot of folks (the Obamas included) are out getting their holiday shopping done at local independent bookstores. If you get excited about ethical consumerism and giving back to not only your local economy but your literary ecosystem...
Thank you
Thursday is Thanksgiving. Sunday is the deadline for NaNoWriMo. Then there's Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa in short order. Plus my personal favorite, the anniversary of John Lennon's death. I still remember that morning/mourning. But since it's the eve of Thanksgiving, I...
It’s the Most Wonderful(ly Hectic) Time of the Year
For those of us in the US, Thanksgiving is coming up. Rushing towards us, actually. (It is in 8 days, you guys, I hope you've got your turkey planned. We're following the turkey manifesto on amazingribs.com, because that is my husband's meat Bible). After Thanksgiving...
December Query Closure and Other True Stories
Have you submitted to us? We've had quite an influx since the launch of Fuse, and we're getting ready to close to new queries for the month of December while we And maybe eat some pie with our families. If you've already submitted and haven't heard back yet, no need...
New Short Fuse Guide – Contracts
We’ve got a new Short Fuse Guide to Book Publishing Contracts!
Christmas is Coming!
New audiobooks and ebooks arrive today for an early holiday celebration at Fuse Literary.
Filling That Blank Space
I'm feeling particularly inspired by Taylor Swift's line from her song "Blank Space", "I can make the bad guys good for a weekend," and my weekend at New England Crime Bake. Packed to the gills with "wicked smaht" crime writers, it's got me dying to read some good...
NaNonFiWriMo: Are You Up for the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge?
November is almost upon us, and a lot of you novelists know what that means. And believe it or not, so do a lot of nonfiction writers. Today, we sat down over a cup of coffee and the internet with Nina Amir, the Inspiration to Creation Coach and the founder of...
My First Sale!
It's been a whirlwind of a week, and for me the biggest news is that I have made my first sale! While I've worked on a number of books as an assistant, this is my first deal as an agent in my own right, which is very exciting. The book in question is Claire Humphrey's...
