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Simultaneous Submissions Demystified Part 2
One of the best things about publishing these days is that you have options. Here’s a partial rundown of the ever-growing list: - Self publishing - Corporate publishing - Independent publishing - Academic publishing - Digital publishing - Digital-first publishing -...
What is “middle grade”?
There's a lot of confusion out there about the difference between middle grade and young adult books. I see it all the time in queries. Even bookstores sometimes aren't sure where to shelve titles. This is, of course, because there didn't used to be so many children's...
Never Stop Learning
It's the middle of summer, and even though school's out of session for most kids, I know so many of us are focusing on building our skills and our networks. I was thrilled to attend the Writers League of Texas conference in Austin a little over a month ago and was...
I DON’T WANT TO BE A FROG available for pre-order!
I'm so excited...(drum roll, please)...my first book sold to be released is now available for pre-order! Dev Petty's humorous, offbeat picture book, I DON'T WANT TO BE A FROG is now up on Barnes & Noble and other sites where books are sold. Fans of Mo Willems’s...
New Types of Author Events
This is for all you published authors out there who still think that scoring a book signing at a Barnes & Noble is the epitome of literary success. My thought is that the time and effort you and your publisher put into planning and executing these marketing events...
Want and Need
Hey everyone! Some self-serving client promotion and updates first, before I jump into today's blog: JEFFE KENNEDY has been with our agency throughout her career, and I'm thrilled to say that as of late June she is now my client. Jeffe writes scintillating erotica and...
Hybridity and Shelving
Guest post by J.M. Frey Traditional publishing is great. Authors write books. Publishers publish books. Readers buy and read books. Yay, getting paid to write stories! But, when you walk into book stores, everything is… well… shelved. And those shelves are organized,...
Using Twitter for Marketing, Not Spam
Twitter is a really great tool, one which writers are often encouraged to use for marketing and promotion purposes. Honestly, I can't tell you how many books I've read because I learned about them or got to 'Twitter know' their authors on my favorite social media...
Writers’ Conference Tips
It’s that time again. Tomorrow kicks off the big annual summer conference put on by the lovely folks at the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. If you’re in the Seattle area, I highly recommend you check it out. It’s definitely in my top 10. If you aren’t able to...
The First Sentence, Scene, Chapter
It's summer and that means it's writers conference season. Most writers conferences occur between April and September (there are a few outliers, of course, but mainly this is true). And if you are serious about making a career out of your writing, you most likely will...
