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Jun.17.2013
Will Weaver Author, 'The Survivors'
A writer pal called recently to grumble about his agent-and, formerly, mine. He's a National Book Award winner a few years back, and together we endured a worst-case scenario: a small but well established agency changes leadership, and goes bankrupt at first...
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Jun.15.2013
On Friday, June 14, I delivered a commencement speech to graduating seniors atUC Irvine School of Humanities, and received the School of Humanities Medal in recognition of distinguished contributions to the Humanities. The speech I gave is posted below.
Thank you so much. I am very...
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Jun.10.2013
Penny C. Sansevieri
Author and CEO, Marketing Experts, Inc.
Some years back I knew this guy who used to work at Time Warner Publishing, back in the heyday of the publishing world when publishers were the center of the universe and everything else was, well, just everything else. He told me that...
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Jun.03.2013
Books have changed forever, and that's good. Writers will find readers and make more money going it alone, like me
By Hugh Howey
Contrary to recent reports, I am not the story of self-publishing.
The story of self-publishing is Jan Strnad, a 62-year-old educator hoping to retire in four...
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May.27.2013
I was hoping to become the next indie success story. Instead, I got a tough lesson in vanity
By John Winters
I am contorting myself in front of the bathroom mirror, iPhone in hand, a porkpie hat on my head and a pair of black-framed Jonathan Franzen glasses perched on my nose. I am trying to...
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May.22.2013
My first book was edited by five people. Not everyone has that luxury. I think it’s a luxury because you get to see your work through different eyes – and you get to make the final call by reviewing the options and choosing the ones that make the most sense for your plot and characters.
I can...
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May.20.2013
As the DIY approach gains more and more writers and readers, traditional publishers must reinvent themselves
by Alison Baverstock
After a boom year in self-publishing the headlines are getting a little predictable. Most feature a doughty author who quickly builds demand...
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May.17.2013
I have previously written about my hesitation to purchase an e-reader and my ultimate surrender to its numerous advantages. It is true that I turned from the joy of creasing the stiff spine of a new book and turning the crisp white pages with their fresh-inked smell to a small electronic...
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May.13.2013
Interview with Robin Donovan
Posted on May 10, 2013 by animalsandmagic
What is your name, your books name, genre, age level, and what is it about?
I am the author of the Donna Leigh Mystery series, my name is Robin Leemann Donovan. The first book in this cozy mystery series is entitled Is It Still...
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May.13.2013
Theo Pauline Nestor
Host, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat
On the last day of the quarter, I often ask students in my memoir class to write down on an anonymous slip of paper a question about writing. When I did this recently, I received a number of questions about the legal implications of writing...
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