Category: publishing
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What the End of Borders Means for Authors
First of all, a clarification: when right-wingers talk about “closing the borders,” this isn’t what they mean. The big news over the past week is […]
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The Novelist’s New Clothes?
They say that novelists write millions of manuscripts each year. I’m not sure what the exact number is. But I might believe any number between […]
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Getting Published Ain’t So Great, Either
As if to balance my post earlier this week about indie author pains, Mary DeMuth writes about 7 publishing myths on Novel Journey. She includes […]
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How to Finish and Publish a Book
Finishing the book… A friend of a friend asked me the following questions: I am writing a book. I have finished the first half and […]
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