Publishing Company Imprints
Ever wonder about all those publishing company imprints and what separates one from another? Sarah provides an educational post on the nature of imprints and her specific thoughts on the various institutions under the Macmillan corporate umbrella. [via Ed Rants]
continue readingNovelizations and Tie-Ins
Tod Goldberg writes an an interesting article on TV show and movie novelizations for the LA Times. Me? I’m hoping to write the tie-in that short-lived Emeril Lagasse sitcom.
continue readingHow Many Olympic Books?
I’ve been oddly fascinated with the Olympics recently. In past years, I kinda swore off the event because it just seemed like too many human interest stories and not enough sports. Certainly, it requires a tremendous amount of perserverance and hardwork to reach a lofty goal such as participating in the Olympics. But in previously, they…
continue readingPoint and Click to Your Own Reject Letter
Anna Richenda provides a handy-dandy site that allows you to build your own rejection letter. Simply select the appropriate clauses from the drop-down lists and within seconds, you’ve got a snazzy new rejection! [via Literary Rejections on Display]
continue readingUnusual Pitch Role Models
Ron at Galley Cat recently took part in a presentation on how writers can improve their pitches. Read the entire article about his chat here. The part of this article that really caught my attention was when Ron mentioned three prologues as effective pitches. One of his suggestions, Romeo & Juliet was definitely literary. But the…
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