New Short Fuse Guide – Contracts

Thanks so much for all the enthusiasm for our Short Fuse Guides series. We’ve had thousands of downloads. Be sure to get them before the end of the year, they are free until then! So far we’ve posted four Short Fuse Guides (Query Letters by Michelle...

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...

Pitch Contests and Queries

One of the great things for writers about social media and blogs is the proliferation of pitch contests. You can hop on Twitter at appointed times and scatter your 140 (minus the hashtag) character pitch in front of everyone watching the #pitmad or #adpit hashtag,...

Write Books that Create Businesses

Today’s post is by Nina Amir, the Inspiration to Creation Coach. The vast majority of authors do not make a living from their books. Most traditionally published books never “earn back” their advances, which mean they don’t sell enough copies to make the authors...

News, Author Resources, Freebies, and Some Real Talk

Whew. I can’t believe it’s only been 12 days since launching Fuse Literary with some of the best folks I know in the business. There is so much good stuff happening and lots to talk about: new clients, new deals, new brands we’re launching, new...