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Shameless Plug
But not really. I am really proud of the webinar we put together on Digital Publishing and Marketing for Writers Digest. And they did a great job wrapping a program around it with personalized critiques and advice from our founding partners. If you’re thinking about...
SCBWI – A Quick Guide for Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators
One of the biggest resources a children's book writer or illustrator can have is a great critique group, but often it can be difficult to connect with folks in your area if you don't know where to look. Even in a town with a large population of writers it can be a...
Blog Tour Opportunity: Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
Blog Tour Opportunity! Blackmoore: A Proper Romance by Julianne Donaldson September 28, 2013 from Shadow Mountain Kate Worthington knows her heart and she knows she will never marry. Her plan is to travel to India instead—if only to find peace for her restless spirit...
Publishing News of the Week
Traditional News: 15-year-old gets a book deal for her YA memoir. Beth Lamb named associate publisher at Vintage. Digital news: B&N rethinks Nook after 34% drop in sales of the ereader and tablet. Even with B&N stocks dropping 17% as well, Jack Perry says we...
#AgentsDay
There are certain things I don’t really keep track of. For example: I couldn’t tell you who the latest Bachelor is. I couldn’t tell you if that show’s even on air right now. I was surprised to check my Twitter and discover that it was #AgentsDay. For me, this falls in...
Ellen Hopkins Gives Back to the World
When is a writers conference not a conference? When it’s the Ventana Sierra Advanced Writers Workshop, which I was proud to be a part of this past weekend in Carson City, Nevada. All profits from the weekend benefit bestselling YA author Ellen Hopkins’ non-profit...
Publishing News of the Week
Digital news: Apple claims to have 20% of the U.S. eBook market. Digital Book World explains the recent increase in eBook bestseller prices. Traditional news: Publisher's Lunch has updates of the DOJ's trial against Apple. Dan Brown's Inferno is the #1...
Top Ten Ways to Make Your Manuscript Shine
I started out titling this "Top Ten Ways to Make Your Children's Book Shine" but then realized that many of the ideas would certainly work for any age level you're writing for. Because one of the biggest problems many writers encounter is tweaking a book just enough,...
On Revisions
Over the past couple weeks I've had or overheard (well, overheard on Twitter - overTweeted?) conversations with a few authors that have me thinking about revisions. Revisions and editing are an absolutely crucial part of the writing process, and a part that should be...
Thinking Outside the Covers
My award-winning clients Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris have always been the kind of pioneers who think outside the covers. Tee founded Podiocast.com and was the first author to podcast a novel back in 2005. Together they write a steampunk series, the Ministry of...
