Blog Archive
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Economy 101 and Your Book Sales
Mar 04, 2008
A client recently alerted me to a discussion she’s been having with other authors about the current economy and the looming $4 a gallon gas prices. She was interested in my take on how the economy would affect book sales, and what my readers thought in general and more specifically how it might effect their […]
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Erotic Romance Winner . . . and the Contemporary Romance Contest!
Mar 03, 2008
With fewer entries in the erotic romance category, Jessica and I were able to find more common ground. In fact, we were able to agree on a winner and two runners-up. But since there were fewer than half the number of entries as in the previous contest, we didn’t pick any honorable mentions this time. […]
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Gender-Hopping Pseudonyms
Feb 29, 2008
We’ve had a lot of discussions on the blog about the use of pseudonyms. Why you would choose to use one, when you would choose to use one, and how best to use it. A question came in recently regarding pseudonyms that we haven’t discussed before. . . . Now can anyone tell me what’s […]
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Choosing an Agent versus a Packager
Feb 28, 2008
I have a book idea, a self-help feel-good book, with a line of products. I am not a writer, so I am not familiar with this industry. I have obtained much information from your site, I just found out about book packagers, but am still in need of a direction. I believe I need trademarks, […]
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Why Snail Mail Is Sometimes Preferred
Feb 27, 2008
As you all should know by now, the BookEnds submission policy requires equeries first and the submission of proposals or manuscripts only at our request. Now I know a lot of agents accept everything via email—all manuscripts and proposals—but I’m still fairly old-fashioned and prefer that anything more than a query be sent via snail […]
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Paranormal Romance/Fantasy Honorable Mentions
Feb 26, 2008
So, once again Jessica and I proved that we have very different tastes. We’re hoping that by posting these entries and detailing what we liked about them, we’re not only giving these authors the recognition they deserve but also providing some insight into whether we might be the right target for your own work. JESSICA’S […]
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Paranormal Romance/Fantasy Winner . . . and the Erotic Romance Contest
Feb 25, 2008
It happened again! Jessica and I shared only one common entry in our top five picks, so the winner was obvious. Drum roll, please . . . Shannon — Dragon Born I was six the day my mother realized I wasn’t normal. I was fourteen the day I realized she would kill me for it. […]
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Am I Believing in Something Bad?
Feb 22, 2008
In my post on Am I Missing Something Good?, there was a comment by Anonymous 11:59 that I wanted to point out to readers and ask your advice on. Since the comment was made the day after the original post I suspect many of you may have missed it. Rather than quote Anonymous directly, I’ll […]
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Stacey Kayne on Promotion
Feb 21, 2008
Stacey Kayne Maverick Wild Publisher: Harlequin Historical Pub date: January 2008 Agent: Kim Lionetti (Click to Buy) Stacey Kayne is a multi-published author of western historical romance. The second book in her WILD series, Maverick Wild, blazed into bookstores this January. Watch for the second book in her BRIDE series, The Gunslinger’s Untamed Bride, coming […]
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Mystery Honorable Mentions
Feb 20, 2008
As I mentioned yesterday, Jessica and I found that we had fairly different tastes when it came to our judging. I guess that’s why we all complement one another so well at BookEnds. In terms of category we all overlap quite a bit in what we represent, but we each gravitate toward different types of […]
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We Have a Winner . . . and Another Contest!
Feb 19, 2008
Well, it turns out that there was a very clear winner in the Mystery contest, because it was the only entry that both Jessica and I picked for our top 5! And the winner is . . . Mark Terry, The Zombie Zoo Samantha Black was dressed to kill. She liked that expression. Dressed to […]
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Writing What You Know
Feb 18, 2008
“Write what you know.” In my fifteen years of publishing experience, I must have heard that phrase millions of times. I can’t imagine how many times you authors have heard it. But what does it really mean? Does that mean that all mystery writers must have stumbled on a dead body and all romance writers […]
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