Writing Insights: How much content is cut when an author edits a book for publication?
Doris Booth
Doris Booth is founder and president of Authorlink®, the news and information magazine for editors, agents, writers, and readers, ranked among top websites for writers. The company’s separate literary agency represents some bestselling authors, both domestically and abroad. Doris has sold projects to St. Martin’s Press, Simon & Schuster, Sterling Publishing (Barnes and Noble), Berkley Books/Penguin, Farrar Straus Giroux and other dominant houses. She has also been involved in rights negotiations for two hit Netflix docuseries, as well as with other production studios. The agency is not accepting new authors at this time, but writers are encouraged to use Authorlink® as a comprehensive resource.
Authorlink Chat: Debut Author Searches for Her Identity
Can a person triumph over dissociative disorder? Alice did. Interview: Everything/Nothing/Someone, Alice Carrière, Spiegel and Grau – Authorlink® talks with Alice Carrière about her powerful literary debut, the story of a young woman’s coming-of-age in the bohemian ’90s …
Authorlink Chat: How Mister Rogers Inspired Kids
Authorlink Chat: When You Wonder, You’re Learning, Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, Hachette – Authors Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski know there’s more to Mister Rogers than his trademark cardigan sweaters in the old Mister Rogers TV series.
How does a bestselling author create a story?
Writing Insights: How does a bestselling author create a story?
EPPY Awards Entries Now Open
The EPPY™ Awards honor the best in digital news publishing across more than 45 diverse categories Entries are now open. For the entry form and complete details go here. • Eligibility: The competition is open to organizations and media companies that operate Internet...
Authorlink Chat: Hoffman on Realizing Your Creative Dreams
Authorlink Chat: The Second Ending, Michelle Hoffman, Ballantine – Every so often a novel comes along that immediately marks itself as truly special, with a story that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
Writing Insights: How important is writing style to editors?
Writing Insights: One’s writing style could mean slightly different things to different editors. First, the work must be free of grammatical and spelling errors.
Authorlink Chat: Stephen Michaud on Elder Abuse
https://youtu.be/G6BNv4-Xxr0 Stephen G. Michaud, bestselling author and investigative journalist is on tour this summer for his latest book, Robert’s Story: A Texas Cowboy’s Troubled Life and Horrifying Death. Stephen talks to us about the gripping real-life tale of...
Writing Insights: Creating a Distinctive Voice
Writing Insights: How can a writer create a distinctive and engaging voice for their narrator or characters during the early stages of planning a book?
Authorlink Chat: Huang’s Novel A Deeply Personal Story
Natural Beauty, Ling Ling Huang, Dutton – Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost.
