Writers’ Blogs and Publishing Attention
All you aspiring authors out there, sharpen up your wit and get your snarky comments ready. And if you want to share some dirt about your boss and his corporate expense account, feel free to throw that in as well. The Book Standard has an interesting article about publishers paying attention to writer blogs. The…
continue readingBoD: French Women Don’t Get Fat
I have no idea what this book is about… I went to Amazon and selected the top 100 selling books and then went to the end of the list. Number 100. I was hoping to find the literary equivalent of Mr. Irrelevant. You know, that athlete that is the last guy taken in the last…
continue readingPersonal Editor Tastes and Company Decisions
Someone recently asked me “if I’m supposed to target editors or agents because their personal tastes are so different, then what’s wrong with sending my manuscript to multiple people at the same publishing company or house? Why can’t I keep trying until I find someone who wants my book?” I didn’t have an answer, but…
continue readingBoD: The Outlaw Bible of American Literature
Man, the permission’s people must have never thought they’d get all this finished… the list of authors included in The Outlaw Bible of American Literature edited by Alan Kaufman, Neil Ortenberg, and Barney Rosset is formidable and long. Very long. This collection is “a primer for generational revolt and an enduring document of visionary tradition…
continue readingSpin the Wheel!
Here’s an interesting article from The Book Standard about how books get attention after being published. There’s a good quote in there that we should all probably remind ourselves of from time to time. “When I finally came to peace with my novel-writing obsession was when I came to the conclusion that it is my…
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