Teen Fuse Launches Today!

In honor of the launch of Short Fuse Publishing’s new Teen Fuse imprint, award-winning author Douglas Rees, whose four teen historical novels are the initial titles for Teen Fuse, shares his thoughts on the relevance and marketability of historical fiction...

Final Day to Bid in our Charity Auction

March 31st already? Well, that means it is the final day to bid on our manuscript and query letter critiques that benefit charity. 100% of the money you donate goes to the national Multiple Sclerosis Association. Since two of our agent-siblings have the dreaded...

Contest! Contest! Contest!

Today a bunch of great things happened. 1. Fuse announced a 3-book deal for client J.M. Frey. (epic meta fantasy: The Untold Tale, The Returned Tale, The Final Tale) with REUTS Publishing. Yay! 2. Short Fuse, our publishing arm, made available its first paperback...

Anatomy of a Half-Million Dollar Deal

I can say with deep pride of accomplishment that today is a very good day. Because today Del Rey Books, my client Michael J. Sullivan, and Fuse Literary announced the second biggest deal of my career: more than a half-million dollar advance for four books in Mr....

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...

Fuse Literary Announces its Second Deal!

Longstanding client, Heather Hiestand, a fantastic author of historical romance, has inked another deal with Kensington Books’ Peter Senftleben, for the next two books in her Redcakes series. Wedding Matilda and a yet-to-be-named title, continue the stories of...