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Publishing -- Learning at the Bookstore

Recently, I had a few hours to kill and a bookstore nearby — a heavenly match.  For awhile, I drifted along the racks, reading titles, looking at covers, enjoying the sensual aroma of so many books packed together.  After some time, however, I started to look at it all with a critical eye, not just [...]

COVERS: Joy-Moment. And Crutch

The life of a writer is full of both joy and disappointment.
1. The joy of getting that first book contract.
2. The disappointment of  having a loved editor laid off from the publisher.
3. The joy of getting a hard-soft deal.
4. The disappointment of finding that the publisher has lost confidence in that book even [...]

Get Out of the Way!

It’s one of those days when RL (real life) is getting in the way ofany kind of writing, even this blog. Between other stuff (which could go in caps, like OTHER STUFF) a co-worker fell at work and I have been pulling the graveyard shift. Ugh-ick. So I thought it might be smart to build [...]

The Battle of the E-Books — Kim Harrison

Today we welcome out special guest, Kim Harrison. Kim has agreed to post here a few times a year, whenever she has something interesting  to offer about the business. Welcome Kim!

The battle of the e-books has spilled onto my desk.

I’m great at staying out of trouble most times.  You may have noticed that I’ve been very [...]

My MO

One quick note, Y’all. On Tuesday the 16th of February, we’ll have a guest blogger, Kim Harrison. Hope you’ll join us that day for a special post!

In the life of a writer, little is more boring or more necessary than the first rewrites. When I was writing mystery/thrillers, the first rewrite was between pages 100 [...]

Writing Your Book, part I: Getting Started

So, you’re following a bit of the advice we offered last week here at MW, and you’re starting that novel you’ve been thinking about all these years.  Good for you.  We (Faith’s idea initially) thought it might be helpful for us to follow the novel writing process from beginning to end in our posts over [...]