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  • ...one another become the best possible writers, publishers and self-promoters (yes, that too!) we could be; and 2) create new institutions when the existing ones weren't serving us. That...
  • ...ps with thousands of vendors. CS, rather than create new inroads, simply decided that their expanded distribution would tap into Ingram's already-existing channels. So yes, you or they...
  • ...ho will then spread some of the additional cash to PR and advertising in support of the promotion of top selling books. This simply reinforces an existing trend where a small, select g...
  • While it's probably bad form to be the first person to comment on my own blog, I just have to say a whopping THANK YOU to She Writes Press for believing in writers, and working so hard to open the publishing gates -- in short, thank you for existing
  • ...mes alive for me as I read the author's work and internalize his or her voice is a vital part of the design process, as well as doing research on existing books in the genre. One of th...
  • ...zabeth, congratulations on your publishing contract!  Personally, I don't write pieces specifically for contests, I enter contests that I feel my existing journalistic memoir's chapter...
  • Though I'm untimely in reading this, it is timely for me! I'm preparing to launch a movement around best-friendship among women and am actively seeking my tribe. The suggestion to list my existing communities is particularly helpful. We are often involved in more communities than we think! 
  • ...ers, who have made suggestions which I would incorporate (or not) while I revised using the "red pencil" method, re-reading and revising over the existing draft until now, when I'm usi...
  • ...that I want to go to the party to see what the rumble is about, even though I'm not technically attempting a draft in a month. What I have is two existing drafts -- one that agents hav...
  • Maria Murnane commented on her article What should authors tweet?
    ...or fiction, I also created a Twitter account for the protagonist of my novels (@WaverlyBryson). I have her tweet funny stuff in character to give existing and potential readers a sense...