Today I received an e-mail containing the announcement of a former editor at a New York Publisher, stating that the editor would be reviewing 500 manuscripts for the next 6-8 months. Those interested could e-mail the editor at the address given in the announcement and receive guidelines. Curious, and having heard of this up-coming announcement, […]
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The hardest thing about being a writer is making good use of your time.Time is a writer’s most precious commodity, after imagination—and maybe even before.For it is in the conservation and consolidation creating an abundance of time, that our imaginations percolate. I would imagine this is the way it is for all artists. Yet for
Three nights ago I did a reading at a local bookstore. There were four other authors with me. We all read from our books and then, after answering a few questions, signed copies of our books for both the store and those who came to hear us read and had or did purchase copies of
Yesterday, at the suggestion of my internet publicist, I released a book into the wild. I did it through using the website, bookcrossings.com. Basically you register with bookcrossings.com as you would with facebook.com or myspace.com. Once a member you give the title of the book you are going to release, and the name of where
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