Publishing
How to Write (or Not Write) about the Pandemic
How will today’s pandemic fit into the plots of tomorrow’s bestselling fiction? Editor Dana Isaacson discusses narrative strategies during the Age of Covid.
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Translating Art into a Living Wage: A Poetic Journey
Poet Aaron Poochigian describes the lyrical way he translated literary skills into creative but tangible bill-paying.
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Career Authors 11: Lis Wiehl
If Lis Wiehl were fictional, she’d be a pretty fabulous main character. Harvard Law School graduate, a sought-after legal analyst for network TV, former federal prosecutor, acclaimed thriller writer, legal non-fiction writer, law school professor, and creator of her own genre: legal-historical-psychological-true crime. She answered our Career Authors 11, but maybe there should be a question 12: How does she do it?
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Fake It ‘Til You Make It: “How to sell yourself as a Career Author while you’re on the road to becoming one!”
Image is perception and perception is reality, even publishing. So if you want to become an A-list author, maybe it’s time you start doing the things that A-listers do!
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“What If…?” The Question That Launched a Thousand Writing Careers
“What if…” the two little words that every author should have in their toolbox. These two words have the power to instantly jump-start people’s imagination, and when I say people, I mean literary agents, editors, film producers, and readers! So, if you’re not using “what if…” when you brainstorm, plot, and pitch your work, then you should start. Here are some tips:
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Behind the Scenes: Writing Collaboratively for Serial Box
by Catherine McKenzie, Our Special Guest I’m far from the first person to express the thought that...
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Your Publisher Canceled Your Series: NOW WHAT?
Your publisher is not continuing your series. What you do next will affect your writing career for the foreseeable future. Here’s what to do next.
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From Slush Pile to Sale: 4 Tips to Realize Your Publishing Dream
From the Slush Pile to Sale: 4 Tips to Realize Your Dream
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10 FINANCIAL RULES FOR WRITERS
Writing is a feast or famine proposition. For all of you writers who don’t have a clue about how the publishing business works, here are some money rules for you.
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Put on a Publisher’s Hat
What do today’s book publishers want? Thinking like they do will help you sell your book.
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BACK TO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS
There’s no school for writing commercial fiction. But you can take advantage of the countless opportunities to improve both as a writer and as an author. Here are some strategies that have worked for me, my clients, my students, and my colleagues.
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