Tag: publishing
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November 05, 2008 04:26 PM EST --
Self-publishing can help you get your book noticed in the marketplace and we want to help you get self-published ! We asked you to submit your ideas for your own book jackets. You were asked to pretend . . .
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July 17, 2008 10:24 AM EDT --
Stone Garden publisher Kris Stamp was interviewed for associated content by a Stone Garden author Jenny. So when she asks what author has given him a hard time and he answers JENNY - it's . . .
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June 19, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
So I was asked to talk a bit about getting published. I've been asked about this an awful lot so it seems as good a topic as any . . . after my usual disclaimers :)
Disclaimer the First-- . . .
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August 22, 2007 09:57 PM EDT --
Unless you happen to already have the blessing of an agent and a publishing contract securely tucked under your bed, chances are you’ve wondered, “What the hell do I call my book?” Western? . . .
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October 10, 2008 09:42 AM EDT --
Printing books on demand, printing one copy at a time after they have been paid for, has been around for awhile now. You can go to a traditional bookstore and order one. But . . .
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December 03, 2008 09:58 AM EST --
Hi, folks.
No, this isn't my usual Saturday Writing Essential piece. It's not about writing, editing, book reviews, synopses, my family, funny kid stories, or the life of a writer.
It's . . .
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June 18, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
Our First Chapters Writing Competition was a tremendous success, with two Gather authors to be published in the fall. Terry Shaw, author of The Way Life Should Be, and Geoffrey Edwards, author of Fire . . .
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February 15, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
One of the most famous lines in all of fiction was the opening of Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...”
As a debut novelist, . . .
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November 24, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
Join us here for a live chat, Tuesday 11/25 from 4-4:30PM ET (1-1:30PM PT) with Joyce Schwarz, author of the book, The Vision Board , one of our featured titles this month in Bright Ideas from . . .
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April 06, 2007 01:37 AM EDT --
Because writers are essentially people who live and die by the power of imagination, we tend to dream extravagantly, wildly, sometimes impossibly. But that’s all right. Dreams are our task masters . . .
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September 15, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
Editing Is Your Friend
As an editor, I find many writers have either edited their work too much or too little.
The key is to edit well enough to create a great story, but not too much . . .
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June 06, 2007 12:33 AM EDT --
GETTING PUBLISHED: 7 Things to Remember
Hi All,
I’m an author with 2 published books and a third one coming out this summer with HarperCollins titled, WHEN PARENTS HURT: Compassionate Strategies . . .
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June 25, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
I haven't seen A Mighty Heart yet, and I probably will – but it isn't without some trepidation, despite the good advance reviews the movie has gotten. I'm often afraid, or at least anxious . . .
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June 17, 2008 01:43 PM EDT --
Time was when you could go to Paris, or London, or Rome and bring back something really French, or English, or Italian. You still can, but it's getting harder. These days, people all over the globe . . .
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December 28, 2007 01:54 PM EST --
I've had my Kindle for about ten days now. I returned from a business trip and found it waiting for me in my office, and, at 10PM at night, I took it home, ripped open the packaging and started . . .
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February 22, 2007 11:58 PM EST --
One of the most common things a new novelist is likely to hear from well- meaning friends and relatives is, “Hey, why don’t you call Oprah
and see if she’ll put you on the show?” . . .
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March 02, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
For the first three years I owned a computer, the phrases most logged into the search engine were “literary agents” and “how to find one.” Occasionally I dropped . . .
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February 26, 2007 09:47 AM EST --
One of my favorite little observations about publishing is that often, at the same time that people are going around complaining that the business is quiet, or dead – or that they haven’t read . . .
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September 29, 2008 02:39 PM EDT --
There are many effective green cleaning products you can buy—but you might find the most eco-friendly already on your own kitchen shelves.
When there’s a baby in the house, shop for green cleaning . . .
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March 23, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
One thing no one ever warned me about Gather is that it’s addictive. As soon as I returned from my book tour, I plunked my heavy suitcase in the hallway, and kissed my kids and my dogs and . . .
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