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A J Hartley

Act of Will

Anthology

Dragons Lure w/misty

David B Coe

Dark Eyes

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

It Takes a Village

I hear an awful lot about self-publishing these days.  For some, it works great, like those who have a solid platform and built-in audience, especially if they excel at writing, revising, copyediting, designing covers and lay-out, marketing and all those other things that go along with successful publication.  But who among us is talented enough [...]

Special Guest: Jessica Wade!

Greetings, dear readers!

I’m Jessica Wade, and I’m an editor at Ace and Roc, the science fiction and fantasy imprints of Penguin. The lovely Faith (AKA Gwen) Hunter asked me to write a guest post for you all, and in this case I’m going to follow the age-old dictate that says ‘write what you know’ [...]

Special Guest Friday: Valerie Griswold-Ford!

Before I introduce today’s special guest, I’d like to announce the winner of our giveaway of Lisa Mantchev’s Eyes Like Stars ARC! There were some good entries, but the winner is….. Heidi2524! Congratulations, Heidi! If you’ll drop me an email with your mailing address, we’ll get your book right out to you.

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Impressions

If you’re serious about being published, eventually you’ll attend a writing conference and come face-to-face with an agent or editor.  In the same way that following guidelines gives the agent a good impression of you, so does your behavior at a conference.  Conferences can be loads of fun, and should be.  But like your mama [...]

Thoughts on Rewrites and Editorial Methods

I am still trying to shake the sleep out of my head and rub it out of my eyes. And it’s my day to blog. And lucky for me….I received a rewrite letter on Monday and am still trying to process it. So here goes with some general thoughts about rewrites [...]

Special Guest Friday – Stacy Hague Hill of Tor

About midway through the publication of my book, Mad Kestrel, my editor’s assistant accepted another job. Since he’d been my primary contact from day one, I was terrified! Who would answer my questions and keep me in the loop? I needn’t have worried -  Stacy’s smart, reassuring and funny, and if she [...]