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DMP Submission Roundup – The Stats

January 2, 2012

Happy New Year, readers! This is the post in which I make a resolution to be more faithful about my blog posting this year. You have my apologies for my December silence, but it was a busy month. Between travel (mine), a broken arm (not mine), two sets of submissions to track, a short story [...]

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EDEN by Phil Rossi – Amazon Chart Rush, Thursday December 8

December 5, 2011

The tree is beautiful and they call her Eden. Her branches reach for the stars. But this tree does not sprout from the dirt. Eden fills the sky, high in orbit above the blue expanse of Uranus. Eden changes humanity’s very concept of extraterrestrial life. Dr. Malcolm Green is sent to Eden to audit a [...]

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DMP December 2011 Open Submissions – Guidelines

November 10, 2011

Thanks for your patience! The December 2011 Open Submissions guidelines are now up at dragonmoonpress.com, where they will remain through the month of December. The rules are slightly different this time around. Most notably, DMP is ONLY seeking fantasy (traditional fantasy, sword and sorcery, epic fantasy) and urban fantasy. DMP is solid on science fiction [...]

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Coming Soon: Dragon Moon Press open submission period

November 3, 2011

Just an early heads-up for blog readers — Dragon Moon Press will again be opening its virtual gates this December. Send no manuscripts yet! Full submissions details will be appearing soon on the DMP website. Manuscripts arriving before December 1, or which do not follow submissions guidelines, will be deleted unread. Wait for posting of [...]

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2010 ForeWord Finalists Announced

March 21, 2011

Finalists have been announced for ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards, and I’m pleased to see that five of the books I’ve worked on this past year have made the list! In the Science Fiction category: * Angel of Chaos by Nina Munteanu * Destiny’s Blood by Marie Bilodeau In the Fantasy category: * [...]

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Fighting Gravity

February 24, 2011

One of the toughest things about being in publishing, on either side of the desk, is having to sit on good news. I think it’s even harder than getting rejection letters, because at least with rejections you can share your pain. Getting an exciting offer and not being able to tell anyone can be excruciating. [...]

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Call for Reviewers

July 19, 2010

Do you run or contribute to a book review site? Are you looking for more science fiction, fantasy, adult or YA-friendly books to review? Do you accept electronic copies? Dragon Moon Press is looking to form relationships with book review websites and blogs. If you’re interested in receiving PDF reader copies for review, please drop [...]

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Interview with Podthology editor Tim Reynolds

June 14, 2010

To celebrate the release of Podthology, Dragon Moon Press’s new anthology of podcast fiction, editor Timothy G. M. Reynolds chatted with me about the making of an anthology. GH: You mentioned on the Blog Talk Radio interview that Gwen Gades from Dragon Moon Press approached you with the idea for the theme. How familiar were [...]

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Meanwhile, in the land of Caern…

May 20, 2010

A lot has happened while I’ve been away. Notably, the release of P.G. Holyfield’s debut novel MURDER AT AVEDON HILL. Available from Dragon Moon Press in print and kindle editions. Catch up with P.G. Holyfield at Balticon, Memorial Day Weekend in Baltimore, MD, and around the web.

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Slush Metrics

May 6, 2010

Editors and agents reach a certain point in their slush-reading careers where a quick glance at a query will tell them whether it’s worth reading onward. You start to learn a certain set of warning signs, over time. For example, you learn after reading lots and lots of submissions that a query letter riddled with [...]

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