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  • ...ve, partisan book that demonizes one side or the other. I stuck to my original idea and finally found a publ...my book. It's wonderful to know the book that's out there resembles my original vision, and seems to resonate...
  • I had an editor offer me a contract with a well-known publisher, but only if I would change my book. The changes she suggested would change the original story very drastically. I polit...
  • ...sts for these books are brave and bold in their pursuits. I've read classic comic book graphic novels, adaptations of other and populare stories, original tales told in pictorial form,...
  • ...ness to make big bucks. Period. So, by the way, is Hachette. Why not? They aren't a charity. What they have done for me is design a breathtaking, original cover, promote the book in al...
  • ...d a half ago when they first announced its birth) changed their Royalty Share to a flat %40 (shared between the narrator and the author) from the original %50-90%, on a sliding scale,...
  • This is on my list. It sounds awesome. Here's my friend's rec. You'll be sold too.http://mobile.dudamobile.com/site/jennsbookshelves?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jennsbookshelves.com%2F2014%2F07%2F03%2Freview-grand-central-original-stories-of-postwar-love-and-reunion%2F&dm_redirected=true#2807.
  • ...ant to use a pen name and you think gender is an issue, why not use a gender-neutral name? Shawn, Lee, Jackie, etc. Or think of something totally original by using a name one wouldn't...
  • ...ived the past few years in a 'slaughter house' of words, having wielded a machete to more than two-thirds of my novel, my thoughts go back to the original instructions given by a writi...
  • ...tchett's words, I also find that sometimes I start out with an idea and I'm amazed at what I end up with through the writing  process--exceeds my original idea. When I'm working  on a...
  • ...s--without papers, mind, smuggling themselves across--to dangerously seek out far off places where a relative might be. If they returned to their original homes, their families were go...