Happy Holidays
I’m still recovering from my top secret assignment to help Santa spread literary cheer over this past holiday weekend. But we’ll back up to normal operations tomorrow. I do hope all of you are enjoying a happy and safe holiday season!
continue readingPersonality Goes A Long Way
Imagine… instead of slaving over proposals, outlines, chapter summaries, market analysis… imagine if you could just talk your way into a publishing deal. Richard Price managed to do that very thing. In The Paris Review Interviews, volume I, Richard Price recounts how he pitched Clockers to publishers. “Before I wrote a word of Clockers…
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Many authors obsess over Amazon. They worry about their rankings, the reviews, and the overall visibility for their book. However, not everyone is happy about being on the site. The great Bookninja brings news of a writer who is actually demanding that Amazon remove his book from their site. “George Walker, author of Tales from an Airfield,…
continue readingBooks as Structural Support
Today’s value-minded consumer wants products that exceed expectations. It isn’t enough that the television has a good picture. No, the TV also has to throw off some colored glow onto the surrounding wall. It isn’t enough that the GPS device shows the shortest route to Tifton, GA. No, the gadget also has to tell you…
continue readingUnderrated Writers
Syntax of Things continues to spread the word with the 2006 Underrated Writers List. This year, a number of litbloggers contributed their thoughts on 66 writers who deserve more attention. So while you’re completing last minute Christmas shopping, check out this list before you hit the bookstore. Do the guys on the usual “best of” lists really…
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