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Writers on Writing – My Favorite Quotes
I’m going to share some of my favorite quotes about writing. I know it’s a little presumptuous on my part. I’m not a writer, unless you count this blog as writing. But as an agent, I find myself...
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Eunuchs at an Orgy: Authors’ on Literary Critics
“Critics are like Eunuchs at an Orgy.” – origins unknown Writers don’t take kindly to criticism. After all why should they be different from any of us? For me there is something exquisite about...
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Mary Bisbee-Beek, Freelance Book Publicist
Today we are speaking with independent book publicist Mary Bisbee-Beek. Mary has worked in publishing as a staff person with various literary presses as well as the University of Michigan Press, and...
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Mary Mackey Talks About E-book Publishing
Mary Mackey is the author of six collections of poetry and thirteen novels, including New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle bestsellers. Her books have been translated into twelve foreign...
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First Lines in Young Adult Novels
I get about 10 queries for fiction every day. Most of the time I reject them after only reading the query letter and try to send a timely and polite reply. If my curiosity is piqued, I’ll request the...
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Flaubert’s Kettle
“Human Speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” – Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary I see a lot of...
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Beth Kephart on Writing Memoir
Today we are going to talk with Beth Kephart about writing memoir. Beth is the author of Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir published this year by Gotham Books. She is the author of five...
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Michele Anna Jordan on Food and Food Writing
Today we are going to talk to Michele Anna Jordan about food writing. Michele is a James Beard Award winning author and food and wine writer. She is the author of 18 cookbooks. In 1989, she was voted...
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On the 25th Anniversary of the Rushdie Affair
February 1 is the 25th anniversary of the publication of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in the United States. Two weeks after publication, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, spiritual leader of Iran,...
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Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson On What Animals Teach Us About Human Evil
Today Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson will be talking to us about his new book, Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Human Evil, released this month by Bloomsbury Press. Jeff has been...
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How Not to Flog Your Product on Facebook
Most writers seeking to get published for the first time have to think about the challenge of developing platform. “Platform” is a big thing for publishers, particularly for non-fiction projects....
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The PEN – Charlie Hebdo Award Controversy
I’m so angry I could spit! This year the PEN America Center, a writers’ organization whose mission is to defend the free expression of ideas in literature decided to bestow it’s Freedom of Expression...
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A Book Acquisition Editor Talks About Rejection
Writers spend a lot of time and energy fretting about and suffering over rejection. That’s understandable. As an agent, I get rejection letters every day for my clients’ submissions. It feels a...
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Mary Mackey Talks about The Village of Bones
Today we are going to talk with Mary Mackey whose new historical novel, The Village of Bones: Sabalah’s Tale was released this month. Mary is a bestselling author who has written seven volumes of...
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Milton Viorst on Zionism
We are privileged to have with us today, renowned journalist, Milton Viorst. His new book: Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal has been published this month from St. Martin’s Press....
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Gina Cascone and Bree Sheppard on Author Book Promotion
Andy: Today we are talking with Gina Cascone, Bree Sheppard, and Roger Williams about their experiences as authors promoting the newly released children’s picture book, AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW....
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Joni B. Cole: Write More, Suffer Less
Today we are going to interview Joni B. Cole, author of Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier. It’s a wonderful new book, offering much more than just guidance on...
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Peter Ginna on the Work of the Book Editor
Today we are going to interview book editor Peter Ginna and discuss the role of the editor in the book publication process. Peter is editor and contributor to What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and...
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