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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 [...]

Informational Friday (David named it!)

Today we don’t have a guest speaker, so we thought we’d post a couple of links might help our writer/readers. First, is 75 Books Every Writer Should Read. No, we don’t expect you to run out and buy them all, but peruse the list. You might see that special book that will provide the boost you need [...]

The Ideal Agent

Last week, my blog subject was The Idea Editor (hereinafter to be referred to as the IE). Admittedly, it was only my opinion, but I believe in the importance of a good, professionally trained, experienced, NYC publishing house, acquisitions editor. Now, because a couple of people have asked, “What makes the Idea Agent?” I’ll turn [...]

Peat and Repeat

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Every book needs a good editor. And writing a book can be compared to building a house. I’ve posted on this before, but it bears repeating, maybe in a new way with a new emphasis.

Note: For those of you who may be new to the site, [...]

Judging from the cover

I am a sucker for a distinctive book cover. For me, the more artistic the cover, the better I like it. I’ve talked before about my joy at receiving Mad Kestrel’s cover sketches, which were classic instead of cheesy. I know that the art is not an indicator of a story’s quality, [...]

SWING TIPS Pt 5

Full list of SWING (WRITING) TIPS
BIC. Hero? Intensity. Kill Off A Character. No Duh. BS. Ruthless Words. Transitions. Five Senses. Immediacy. No Excuses. No Fear.

First week: BIC. Hero? Intensity and POF (presumption of failure).
Second week: Kill Off A Character. No Duh. BS.
Third week: Ruthless Words. Transitions. Five Senses.
Fourth week: Immediacy.
Now : No Excuses. No Fear.

These [...]