August 2010

An Interview with the Authoress

August 30, 2010

The mysterious blogger who goes by the name “Authoress” was the first aspiring writer to offer up her work in progress to the infamous Miss Snark for critique. She now runs the successful writing support/critique forum Miss Snark’s First Victim, a blogspace in which aspiring writers can get feedback on their work — both from [...]

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Twitter for Writers

August 26, 2010

Since the realms of journalism and fiction-writing don’t seem to intersect as often as they should, you may have missed an interesting post this week that asks the question Can Twitter Make You a Better Editor? We all know that Twitter is a great social media tool, connecting writers with readers and with the publishing [...]

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Creeps to Watch Out For

August 23, 2010

A manuscript is not a linear creature. We go back and change things. We revise a sentence. A paragraph. A concept. We reorder chapters. New content integrates with old. Ideally, it does this seamlessly. However, a manuscript is also not a body of water. The changes made to the pages don’t ripple naturally through the [...]

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Librarians Love a Challenge

August 19, 2010

We’ve all gotten so accustomed to having the Internet at our fingertips no matter where we are, that it’s easy to forget that there are other resources available to us. One of the benefits of going to the library and looking things up in actual books, is that in the process of doing your research, [...]

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My Dragon*Con schedule

August 16, 2010

I’ve got a light schedule… which is good, because Dragon*Con is full of things to do and people to see! You can catch up with me at: SAT Sept 4, HILTON 204, 10:00 AM Podcasting Authors Roundtable. Join a roundtable discussion of working writers who utilize podcasting to distribute and promote their work. Panelists: Scott [...]

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Philippa Ballantine’s Call to Arms

August 12, 2010

Consider this a demonstration of two things: how slowly things in publishing can seem to move, and how quickly momentum can build. And consider it an invitation to be a part of it. You’ve been listening to me talk about Geist by Philippa Ballantine for quite a while now. I had the honor and pleasure [...]

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Gatekeeping

August 9, 2010

In this new world model of publishing, the traditional gatekeepers — editors, agents, publishers — are finding themselves in a slightly different position. Self-publishing is on the rise, and anyone dissatisfied with “the system” can choose to detour around the gates and the gatekeepers entirely. But that does not encourage the gatekeepers to abandon their [...]

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Destiny’s Blood

August 2, 2010

DESTINY’S BLOOD by Marie Bilodeau (Dragon Moon Press, 2010) is now available from Barnes&Noble.com. Marie will be officially launching the novel at CAN•CON (Ottawa, Aug 20-22), where she is guest of honor. Layela Delamores wants nothing more than to settle into a quiet, peaceful life, running a small flower shop with her twin sister, Yoma. [...]

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