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  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • Terrific post Victoria. Having gone the mainstream route with three traditional publishers, had an agent who messed up deals I'd cultivated myself, I'm now going the s...
  • Renate, the low-residency M.F.A. programs have proliferated in recent years in the U.S. and were rated in the current issue of Poets & Writers magazine. You go the...
  • I can relate to your post, Kamy. We're brainwashed by today's world of publishing into thinking that we have to begin marketing our books before they are published. So...
  • I enjoy coming up with titles and I have helped others brainstorm for something appropriate for their work.  I prefer shorter titles, usually something one to three wo...
  • An agent asked to see my manuscript this week at an agency I've always wanted to represent me because  we share a similar political vision. The head of the agency aske...
  • Great post, Julie. I feel the same way - hate to talk about it. I try to come up with a good one-liner about my current project to answer that, so, what are you working on now? But it's hard, unless the other person is also a writer. Then they know better to even ask that question!
  • I published both paperbook and Kindle. I know how to format, I kept things simple (black & white). Amazon's Createspace offers all kinds of editing options, and ma...
  • That's wonderful, and insightful, Irene. Thank you. And it's great to hear you got current work cracking along! I wish there was a 'like' button on these comments. 
  • Aw crap. :( I know my agent had my non-fiction proposal out with HS and Workman, so this doesn't bode well for me. I was really digging the HS website and hoping for a bite from them... they just seemed so on top of new media and the current landscape...