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  • Linda, I can only speak for myself. I don't have an agent and I think in the modern publishing atmosphere agents...
  • Thanks for your question, Loraine Van Tuyl. It is fine from LUMINA's point of view for writers to submit an excerpt or chapter from an unpublished larger work, but we...
  • Beware: Do not buy a single ISBN through any third party. Buy only through Bowker. If you see an offer for a single ISBN that is less than $125 and is sold from a thir...
  • Hmmm, looks like an interesting way to build a platform.  But, considerations: 1.  Do I retain the rights to my work?  2.  Since "publishing" on JukePop is considered...
  • Hi Brooke, I don't know what the statistics are about product sales by writers who get involved in politics vs those who only hover in the writing and promotion indus...
  • Great post!  I've become a contest slut...6 of the chapters of my forthcoming journalistic memoir have won 10 awards, which is a great credit on my book proposal (not...
  • Brooke, again you provide a lot to think about.   First, I continue to see the value and potential for self-publishing.  I was referring specifically to the sharks (or...
  • Great idea and a great offer! As I'm in Florida, I won't be able to attend, though. My only other comment is that the next time a blurb is written about this workshop,...
  •  Hey Mel, I actually worked through the ideas and questions Nina suggested in her post and it was like a light bulb went off in my head. By examining the readers' conc...
  • “Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” From Your Mother and My Mother by Hafiz. Found this quote a few weeks ago and love it. Thought you might too.