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I Shall Wear Midnight by Sir Terry Pratchett

Sir Terry has a new one out and given his health issues we can only hope that there are many more to come. The new one is called I Shall Wear Midnight – US link/ UK link and features Tiffany Aching th… more →

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Guest Host: Tara Staley

Carolyn Burns Bass wrote 1 week ago: The prevailing winds of Kitty Hawk where author Tara Staley set her new novel, Conditions Are Favora … more →

Tags: Literary Fiction, Tara Staley

Jodi Picoult- the Queen of Commercial Fiction — 29 comments

helenmackinven wrote 1 month ago: Each to their own but Katie Price’s genre of ‘writing’ is not for me! I write what … more →

Tags: Jodi Picoult, Lesley McDowell, Literary Fiction, Vida

Guest Host: James Markert

Carolyn Burns Bass wrote 2 months ago: Guest host of #litchat for Friday, March 15 is James Markert, author of A White Wind Blew. Novels ab … more →

Tags: mainstream fictio, James Markert

Poetry International Publishing Salons Present: Andrew Zack

silimarin wrote 2 months ago: Poetry International Publishing Salons Present: Andrew Zack Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:00pm until 3 … more →

Tags: All posts, Literature, Books, Poetry, san diego state university, united states, Business, Publishing, literary agent

Getting Published: Meet the New Stress, Same as the Old Stress — 3 comments

avivianvane wrote 2 months ago: An erotic fiction writer that I’ve had the good fortune to share a message board with (the J. … more →

Tags: About Writing, Publishing, writing, eBooks, Publishing 2, e-publishing, Traditional Publishing, Magazines, Fiction

Commercial Fiction: What's An Author To Do?

pibarrington wrote 2 months ago: Since it’s already the third month of the new year I won’t say happy new year other than … more →

Tags: General, on writing, Futuristic, Science Fiction, genre fiction, Vampirism, romantic fantasy

Historical Fact & Fiction — 1 comment

Carolyn Burns Bass wrote 2 months ago: What relationship does historical fiction have to historical fact? The mere word fiction implies tha … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, Timothy L O'Brien

Be Your Own Copy Editor #7: The Relentless Rise of the Dot Dot Dot — 7 comments

Marcus Trower wrote 2 months ago: Stickler, meet ellipsis; ellipsis, meet stickler. Dot dot dots are dot-dot-dotted around everywhere … more →

Tags: Be Your Own Copy Editor, Dot dot dot, Ellipses, ellipsis, Ellipsis points, em dashes, Fiction, fragmented speech, genre fiction

Transformations

Carolyn Burns Bass wrote 3 months ago: In the best novels the leading characters undergo a transformation that moves the plot of the book a … more →

Tags: mainstream fictio, jojo moyes

Theory of Convergence — 5 comments

Julie Christine wrote 3 months ago: “I have this theory of convergence, that good things always happen with bad things. I know you … more →

Tags: Beginnings, writing, serenity and peace, Prose and Poetry, Work in progress, Historical Fiction, Say Anything, Lloyd Dobler, Ben Affleck

Week in Review - 22nd January

barefootbasics wrote 4 months ago: Wow almost the end of January! Slightly behind schedule, but Barefoot Basics is getting back on trac … more →

Tags: Industry News, Book Publishing, Marketing, Self Publishing, Hay House, business start up, SAVVY, Content Marketing, Marketing - tips

Scoop

myliteraryleanings wrote 4 months ago: Review of Scoop by Rene Gutteridge Overview from www.bn.com:And now back to our regularly scheduled … more →

Tags: commercial fiction, Book Review, book, Scoop, Rene Gutteridge, TV News, The Occupational Hazards series

Get HIGH

coreymp wrote 4 months ago: Quick update: HIGH is now available on amazon.com. Hope you check it out. Happy reading. … more →

Tags: writing, My First Novel, Books 2, self publishing, Writing #2, writer, Novel, book, Fiction

Books expand the world

spywriter wrote 4 months ago: “I have been told that many schools have changed their core reading curriculum to include more … more →

Tags: spywriter, Literature, Books, Novels, School, Reading, Fiction, Students, High School

Week in Review - 22nd December

barefootbasics wrote 5 months ago: Looking to be inspired by innovative entrepreneurs or interested in finding out what is happening wi … more →

Tags: Industry News, Book Publishing, Marketing, Self Publishing, business start up, SAVVY, Content Marketing, Marketing - tips, Business

Week in Review - 15th December

barefootbasics wrote 5 months ago: Looking to be inspired by innovative entrepreneurs or interested in finding out what is happening wi … more →

Tags: Industry News, Book Publishing, Marketing, Self Publishing, business start up, SAVVY, Content Marketing, Marketing - tips, Business

Today's commercial fiction is tomorrow's classical fiction — 1 comment

Onkar Sharma wrote 5 months ago: Often termed money-minded today’s commercial literary stars (won’t name any) will have a … more →

Tags: Literary, Literary criticism, Shakespeare, Books, Literary Fiction, literary circles, Indian context, literary critics

Week in Review - 25th November

barefootbasics wrote 5 months ago: Looking to be inspired by innovative entrepreneurs or interested in finding out what is happening wi … more →

Tags: Industry News, Book Publishing, Marketing, Self Publishing, Random House, business start up, SAVVY, Marketing - tips, Business

Week in Review - 11th November

barefootbasics wrote 6 months ago: Looking to be inspired by innovative entrepreneurs or interested in finding out what is happening wi … more →

Tags: Industry News, Book Publishing, Marketing, Self Publishing, Random House, business start up, SAVVY, Marketing - tips, Business


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