Hi CT Writers, My book is being released by SWP early October and I've just made the decision to hire a publicist, which means I need to find one by yesterday! I'm looking for someone on the east coast. My book, Say it Out Loud, is prescriptive...

In this conversation it would be interesting if you also answered any one of the following questions: Did you have an agent or did you represent your own work to these publishers? What is the most rewarding part of this type of publishing? Which...

Hello All. It is testament to my current state of mind that I wrote and thought I'd posted a missive yesterday re: reviews and starting a REVIEW discussion. It has disappeared into the ether. So, I'll start again. This discussion could function in...

Today I've been reading about books which end in cliffhangers. The internet  seems quite divided on this as an acceptable thing or not, often vehemently so.   Personally, I don't mind a cliffhanger, as long as the story itself was good. I quite like...

Throughout most of history, women have been told, in both open and unspoken ways, that they were important primarily for performing the roles defined for them by males: conceiving and bearing children, keeping the household, and catering to the...

One thing I've been wanting to do for a while is to share a list of our books that fall under the paranormal and supernatural categories, as well as fantasy and science fiction. The list below is for the members of this group and only includes...

My book is about New Orleans, living and dealing with the quirky characters and lifestyle.  Its a romantic comedy with a minor crime solving element.  While this is fiction, most of the situations in this book have their origins in real life and...

Hello!  The Written Wardrobe seeks your style stories for the ModCloth.com blog. We publish one piece a month on a highly-read blog platform. Full submission details here: https://modcloth.submittable.com/submit/13337 We used to host a yearly...

Launch Event featuring Author Karen Shelton San Diego CA, May 6, 2014 – Discover the “POWER TO REIGN” and meet San Diego’s newest author Karen Shelton as she will discuss and  sign her future bestselling book during its paperback release.   Seating...

Feel free to share the last sentence you wrote in your work in progress here. It would be really interesting to see such a variety of different lines, and it might get a few people interested in your novel!

I am very excited to be here. Currently I am in the process of writing my memoir. I have Borderline Personality Disorder. I am currently in DBT group therapy and have been for over a year. It has changed my life. What lead me to treatment and gave...

I don't know about you guys, but as I get closer to having a book tour, I know I'm going to have lots of questions so I thought I'd start a new conversation about it. Here's my question for the day: One bookstore I thought about visiting has a 35...

Hi all,  Happy to be part of this great group. I am a dining editor in Miami but also a short story writer and am trying to get my fiction work out there. If anyone has any tips please let me know. Any good publications looking for stories that...

Fellow SWP authors, I get email from online sites that wants to promote authors and their books. The latest: http://bookclubreading.com/submit-your-book/ You pay $99 to get your book listed.  Have any of you submitted your books to these services...

Please refer to the message I sent the group. Basically, I'd like to get feedback/answers for the following questions: 1) Do we want to do this? Y/N 2) What should the theme be? 3) What should the grand prize be? It has to relate to the theme of the...

Hi,  I read that Germany is the biggest per capita consumer of romance novels in the world. So I went on Elance.com and found a translator for my book who will work on a percentage of the German profits.  She seems amazing. I'm so happy that I don't...

Today I'm meeting a new group of people by reaching out to the writers/authors/artists who call themselves the Mercenary Creatives do Lunch. I must admit I'm nervous. I’m excited. I’m both eager and anxious about stepping out of my box. I’m going to...

I saw a short piece on another website that was directly relevant to a post on my own. I'd like to include a link to that piece in my next post. Before I put the link up, do I need permission from the writer? When I send my request, I'll include a...

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Hello! I see this group hasn't had a discussion in a long while, so I hope to spark one. I've been turning something around in my brain for at least a couple of years: I think I should write fiction under a pen name. The reason for this is because I...