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The Slush Pile5 comments

Diane Curran wrote 1 month ago: I had to share this (which I came across via the TeenLitAuthors group): Hehe yes I really am laughi … more →

Tags: writing, Pearls Before Swine, rejection, Submissions

bad contact info-writers market 09

writersplus wrote 1 month ago: I just wanted to spread the word and remind anyone using the 2009 Writers Market to please, please r … more →

Tags: Home, Writers Market, bad contact info, Contacts, writers contacts, Freelance, writer, teen, southern

Adventures in the Slush Pile: 5 Manuscript Categories1 comment

chapmanchapman wrote 1 month ago: Attention aspiring writers! What’s the fastest way to get your manuscript to a publisher? Hint … more →

Tags: Guest, Industry, writing, New Directions, Manuscript

Targeting Submissions to Agents & Editors3 comments

Laura Manivong wrote 2 months ago: courtesy: PdPhoto.org As writers, the most important thing we can do is read, right? But if you’re l … more →

Tags: Tips, agents, Editors, Submissions, Query Letters

Of Free eBooks, iPhones and Wattpad: End to Old School Publishing?4 comments

Erik John Bertel wrote 2 months ago: Speculative fiction is not fantasy fiction, as it rules out the use of anything as material which vi … more →

Tags: Authors, blackberry, Buddhist, expelled, Flores Girl, iPhone, Jurassic Park, marketing fiction, Science Fiction

Building an Author Platform 3 comments

Jo-Anne Vandermeulen wrote 2 months ago: Building an Author Platform You must present a strong author platform to get the attention from an … more →

Tags: Jo-Anne's Writing, Marketing and Promoting, Agent, author platform, Blog, Books, build credits, building an author platform, conquer all obstacles

The Powerful Play5 comments

R.J. Keller wrote 3 months ago: There is no formula for success. Not in publishing, not in any endeavor. There is that old standby  … more →

Tags: writing, Indie Publishing, Books, agents, Publishing, Authors, Power, Celebrities, Sometimes

Writing: The Great Wheel of Publishing2 comments

colleenanderson wrote 3 months ago:  This wheel is large and ungainly, held together with sweat, tears, slush pile manuscripts, spit, un … more →

Tags: Publishing, writing, Culture, Entertainment, People, World Fantasy Convention, Editing, Writers, Publishers

Almost A Completely Novel Idea1 comment

rejectionroad wrote 4 months ago: CompletelyNovel.com The face of publishing is changing.  Few people will argue that point.  But how … more →

Tags: business of writing, Agent, Authonomy, Editor, Manuscript, Self Publishing

Free lessons in cyberspace for Genre writers3 comments

specmysticon wrote 4 months ago: I decided to have a post consisting of links to sites, articles and blogs that might be useful for p … more →

Tags: writing

The Slush Pile Goes Online?

tara wrote 5 months ago: This week, leading-edge technologists, social media gurus and publishers discussed the future of pub … more →

Tags: writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, Publishing, twitter, TOC

Seeking a Literary Agent - Know Anyone?????2 comments

georgiamcbridebooks wrote 5 months ago: The hunt begins for a literary agent to represent not only my work but me in a mutually beneficial r … more →

Tags: Manuscript, Synopsis, query, emerging author, seeking literary agent

1st Blue Mesa Meeting: this Friday 3pm1 comment

Samantha Tetangco wrote 5 months ago: Howdy folks! The first Blue Mesa Review slush pile reading of the semester will be held THIS FRIDAY … more →

Tags: Blue Mesa Review

Another authonomy update2 comments

Jim Dempsey wrote 5 months ago: Publishers, HarperCollins, have just announced that they have signed three authors from their ‘virtu … more →

Tags: Writing Blogs, Books, book, Arts, Novel, Fiction, Creative, HarperCollins, Publishing

Is Authonomy authentic?17 comments

electricalphabet wrote 6 months ago: Bren MacDibble alerted me on Facebook to  some grumblings about HarperCollins’ Authonomy site. … more →

Tags: General, writing, Publishing, Authors, Social Media, Pod, HarperCollins, Authonomy, Manuscripts

That thing about not giving up15 comments

Caroline Rance wrote 6 months ago:  (Thank you to Vaughan James for his photo, Uphill Climb) It crops up on loads of writing websites a … more →

Tags: Getting Published, rejection, writing

Slush pile percentages for issue # 2 (thus far)

specmysticon wrote 6 months ago: Here are Speculative Mystery Iconoclast issue #2’s slush pile percentages at the time of writing th … more →

Tags: Speculative Mystery Iconoclast

Showing versus Telling1 comment

Jo-Anne Vandermeulen wrote 7 months ago:   Fact: Around 97% queries are rejected by agents. How can I keep my submission out of the slush … more →

Tags: Tips for Writing, agents, Backstory, POV, queries, Revisions, showing vs. telling, Submissions

Authonomy update2 comments

Jim Dempsey wrote 7 months ago: my virtual book cover I put an early novel effort up on the authonomy website about a month ago now … more →

Tags: Writing Blogs, book, Novel, Fiction, Creative, HarperCollins, Website, Harper Collins, Publishing


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