Monthly Archives: February 2010

13 Blogs All Novelists Should Follow

By Susan | Published: February 18, 2010

In no particular order, here are 13 blogs all novelists should add to their RSS feed.  Whether you need updates on the world of publishing, info on writing a query letter, explanations of the ongoing Google settlement, you’ll find all that info in the following pages.  Some are agents, some are editors, and all are [...]

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Thanks to my commenters

By Susan | Published: February 5, 2010

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: Thanks to all those people who take the time to leave comments on my blog.  I appreciate your feedback and opinions, and for me, most of the satisfaction of blogging comes from your comments. Three cheers for you all! -S.

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13 Young Adult Writers (often forgotten)

By Susan | Published: February 4, 2010

These days, what with Harry Potter and the ten million vampire books, we tend to forget about storytellers from decades past.  So, if your teen-reader (or you, for that matter) are looking for something to add to that book-list, here are some authors you might want to consider: Ursula K. Le Guin Anyone who follows [...]

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How to Publish (the basics)

By Susan | Published: February 3, 2010

Let us assume you have successfully followed the steps listed in How to Get a Literary Agent.  The agent will then submit your project to multiple publishing houses (whom he/she feels are good fits for your work), and then you wait for the fish to bite. And now, let’s assume your agent has found a [...]

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Some news in the world of ebooks

By Susan | Published: February 1, 2010

I’m back to the world of e-publishing today.  Not too much has changed since my last post on the topic.  Here’s a rundown of the biggies: If you haven’t yet heard, Amazon took a drastic (and highly suspect) step over the weekend against Macmillan, a publishing house.  Essentially, in a disagreement over the pricing of Macmillan [...]

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