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  • i have been job hunting for the last two and a half years, and haven't had any luck wh...o my usual job-hunting rounds in the morning, but after 11 I am in full writer mode.  I haven't had the opportuni...
  • Wonderful essay!  I don't mind those 'on-the-spot' conversations.  Mama raised me to b...ay be completely different once I actually sell a book.  I could go into panic mode. But then... that's what the...
  • Thank you for your insight. As a currently unpublished author about to move into publishing mode on my first completed manuscr...
  • 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...
  • One more ps.  I don't disparage whatever it is people want to write...and read.  Thrillers, romances, anything.  And if one prefers or even adores e-books, that's ok,...
  • the idea behind reviews traditionally being done for free is as far as I'm aware to ensure that the reviewer's opinion can't be bought. Any review outlet that charges...
  • I am a proud Little Brown/Hachette author. I deeply resent Amazon's tactics. I recognize that they are instrumental in the self-publishing paradigm. However, they aren...
  • Hi Olga, I appreciate your comments. I did read your blog post and I disagree with it-...that determine who gets published? The same people who are afraid to use black models on books in fear of losing...
  • Did you ask Mr. Big what he meant by " It’s an issue book?" Obviously he thought that to be a bad thing, but where would the industry be if there were no books on issu...
  • I LOVE this post, Emily!  And I second Ms. Kelli McCracken's reply.  I waited so long to join Facebook because something about it felt toxic.  But because that is the...