Blog Archive
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Workshop Wednesday
Mar 23, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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Character Copyright
Mar 22, 2011
What is the proper use/copyright requirements if I want to allude to a copyrighted character in another work? Can I do it? Specifically, I’m looking at a single reference – as in a single line of dialog, something like “You’re quite the Nancy Drew, aren’t you?” (this is an example, not a quote). Am I […]
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Idea Testing
Mar 21, 2011
Is there any forum for / opportunity to share novel ideas, prior to writing them? I have three ideas that I am playing about with, and I would love to get some industry feedback. It is possible that a similar book has been written, or the topic doesn’t have a large enough platform, and I […]
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Author Speed Date
Mar 18, 2011
The idea of speed dating is that you get 10 minutes to sit down with a prospective date and get to know them. In that spirit, we present Author Speed Date. A quick 10 minutes for you to get to know some of our clients. Today we’d like you to meet Lynn LaFleur. BookEnds Author […]
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From Self-Pubbed to Contract
Mar 17, 2011
After finishing my novel I sent it out into the slush piles. I got 5 requests, 2 of them for the full. All of them decided to pass in the end, despite them saying that they liked it, thought it was well written, and that it was very original. None of them really gave me […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Mar 16, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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Buying the Bestseller List
Mar 15, 2011
Suppose a debut writer lands a book deal. For a modest advance; no one’s expecting fireworks. Now, further suppose this writer has a war chest set aside for this day, and is willing to spend $100k+ of his own money on publicity, and quit his day job to make darn sure the book earns out […]
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Real-Life Characters
Mar 14, 2011
I am writing my first YA novel and most of the characters in it are based on someone I knew in real life. What, if any, problems would this pose for me if the novel ever became published? Many of the people written in to the story gave me their blessing (over email or Facebook) […]
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Author Speed Date
Mar 11, 2011
The idea of speed dating is that you get 10 minutes to sit down with a prospective date and get to know them. In that spirit, we present Author Speed Date. A quick 10 minutes for you to get to know some of our clients. Today we’d like you to meet Paige Shelton. BookEnds Author […]
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A Writer’s Trip to NYC
Mar 10, 2011
Out of the blue I found myself preparing for a trip to New York (first time). Trying to be practical I decided to make a plan of things I can do to take full advantage of my trip. Soon, I noticed that aside from the many tourist stuff (museums) and not-so-tourist stuff (trapeze school) I […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Mar 09, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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Random Questions
Mar 08, 2011
Do you prefer italics or underlining in manuscripts? I don’t really care. If you please, could you respond via email as well as on the blog? I’m afraid I only respond on the blog, and not personally through email. My schedule is incredibly tight, and while I love helping authors by answering their questions, I […]
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