Harper Voyager to Accept Unagented Manuscripts for Two Weeks

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The Washington Independent Review of Books http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/ the newest voice in the community of readers and writers, is a website dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books. The Independent is a labor of love produced by dozens of volunteer writers and editors, mostly in the Washington area, who are dismayed by the disappearance of book reviews and book review sections in the… Continue

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Update Predictions for Authors, Publishers and Books for 2011

A major fiction author breaking from traditional publishing and putting a book out…

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by author: Natalie C. Markey

 

4 Steps to Pitching with Strategic Purpose

Happy Wednesday! This past weekend I registered for the Romance Writers of America 2011 (no I don't write romance but I do have a YA that I've… Continue

by: LM Preston, www.lmpreston.com

Also look for this article on www.sellingbooks.com and in ezines articles.

I visited the American Library Conference (ALA) in Washington, DC as an author, with my publisher and as a guest. I wanted to give my perspective from all sides regarding how great of…

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Check out my post on "GOLD NUGGETS ABOUT AGENTS, EDITORS AND CONFERENCES" http://lmpreston.blogspot.com

This past weekend my stint as a volunteer for the MWA writer’s conference ended. I’d volunteered to help out with the recruitment of agents, and it morphed into becoming the only person…

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check this out on my blog: http://lmpreston.blogspot.com

Many writers begin writing for the joy of the writing experience. They have no true idea of where the end of the road leads to. It is…

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How do I do it all? Well to start, I am a mom of four kids. I work a full-time job as an Engineer, and I teach part-time at a University. Lastly, I am an author.

I learned a long time ago to manage my time. I’ll provide tips below, however, you must make…

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November 6th, 2009 by LViehl

This is a reality check for Authors with unrealistic expectations of what authors are paid and the benefits of being an author.

Back in April…

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http://www.jlake.com/2010/02/04/writingpublishing-what-my-publisher-does-for-me-and-why-i-wont-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-9358

This is just a excerpt from his blog. Check it out.

The Manuscript from the Writer’s…

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Query Letter Writing Fact and Fiction

by Robert L. Bacon



Fact: Query Letter Writing is an Art Form.



Make no mistake about it, writing queries that produce results is a craft.



Fact: A Query Should Not be Written Like a Synopsis.



I devoted an entire article to this, yet writers who have read… Continue

- Excerpts from an article by Jessie Kunhardt for The Huffington Post



eBooks, some of them free, outsold print books this Christmas. On December 26, Amazon announced that, for the first time ever, they had sold more eBooks than physical books on Christmas day. In an interview Amazon spokesman was also quoted as saying they believe that the print book will eventually disappear.



And how much money is Amazon making? How much money are authors and publishers making? When you… Continue

Hello all,

I am the coordinator for Internships with the Maryland Writer's Association. If you are interested in working with us, you don't have to live in Maryland/DC or VA to do so. Send me a message and I'll forward my address to you.

About the Contest:



http://www.marylandwriters.org/contest2010.html



- work of FICTION that is UNPUBLISHED and not currently under contract by an agent or publisher



The MWA Novel Contest is run as if it were the front office of a literary agency or publishing house. Editors and agents are inundated with submissions. They look for the first excuse to toss your work and put a generic rejection letter into… Continue