We were joined today by Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson). He shared with us his fascinating perspective as the guy with his ear to the ground. I’ve not heard anyone share this kind of information. Check it out! Transcript
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Things I found this week
World Press Photo of the Year Photo taken by Samuel Arada for the NYTimes in a field hospital in Yemen. From his series, Fighting for Change “Jurors said the photo of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen captured multiple facets of the “Arab Spring” uprisings across…
Wondering what publishers are thinking right now? Check out our Publisher’s Round up! #BookMarket
Every once and a while, we turn the floor over to publishers and let them talk. It’s always wild and fun. If you’d like to know up to the minute thoughts of real publishers, check out the transcript. Transcript
How about some delicious and nutritious cereal!? (Cereal fiction round up!)
Today, we begin with the celebration of Charles Dickens birthday! I know that most of you think, “Charles Dickens?” *yaaawwwwnnn* But he is my hero. I admire the way he managed to keep writing all of his life. He was able to support his family with his writing – and change the world at the…
Things I found this week (week 14)
I’m in the middle of the edits battlefield with Lean on Me, the fourth Alex the Fey thriller. I think that’s why this sculpture appeals to me so much right now. Here is a portion of his artist statement: “I wanted to create a sculpture almost anyone, regardless of their background, could look at and…
Black Forest, Denver Cereal Volume 5, has arrived! :)
Black Forest, Denver Cereal Volume 5, is finally correct. We had some trouble with the cover but as of today, the cover is correct! (Thank you Brion Sausser for fixing my error!) It will be up at Amazon within the next 48 hours and in our store this week. I’m delighted to release it into…
Things I found this week (week 13)
This is just disgusting: This food has been sitting on a doctors counter since the dates marked on the wrappers. There has been no shrinkage, no rotting, no decay what so ever. Talk about ‘empty calories’! Of course, later I read this test of the non-rotting hamburger theory here. They showed the bun will mold…
When’s the best time for an author to get their message out? The answer will surprise you. #BookMarket with Janet Goldstein
Since March, 2010, I’ve hosted #BookMarket Twitter chat. #BookMarket is Twitter’s only chat about Book Marketing. It’s grown into one of the best conversations about publishing on the Internet. The chat is from 4-5 ET on Twitter. We’re joined today by Janet Goldstein (@JanetGoldstein) Janet is a book professional who’s helped a number of bestselling…
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I have a question for you. What would you like to know more about? What would you like to read in this space? Thanks for your help!
Starting w a little swearing, a big theme to write about, and ending w writing in bed w the cat – a Twitterview w Sue Lange #BookMarket
In the month of January, I’m doing a Twitter Interview (Twitterview) of many of the participants of the #BookMarket chat. These are people who come and generously share their wisdom week after week. The Twitterviews give them a chance to shine. For my last #Twitterview, I had a chance to chat with Science Fiction author…