Writing a longer novel is like falling in love. You feel like something strong has taken hold of you and wont let go. --Barbara Timberlake Russell, Published Author A Special Report WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING FOR KIDS FALL CONFERENCE Society of...
Writing a longer novel is like falling in love. You feel like something strong has taken hold of you and wont let go. --Barbara Timberlake Russell, Published Author A Special Report WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING FOR KIDS FALL CONFERENCE Society of...
A monthly column of wit, insight, irreverance and inspiration by a published author and veteran of the publishing trenches. The Ink-Stained Wretch: "Somebody tell me already?" Don Whittington November, 1998 Why doesn't someone just tell...
When I was in my second year at the University of Virginia, my father hinted that I should winnow my list of bearable professions. Publishing consistently found its way to the top of the list. After that, I threw myself into publishing internships and the Radcliffe Publishing Course with zeal.
"One has to have an innate talent for hearing the words." -- David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars A Special Report On The Southwest Writers Workshop 16th Annual Conference In one of the nation's largest and best-organized writers...
"Every writer has a reason to be successful." -- Inelia Hoggin, Conference Speaker A Special Report On The California Writer's Club Fall Writer's Conference By Michelle Lovato, Authorlink! California Correspondent Many interesting and...
My first actual job in publishing was as a sales rep for Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a small literary publisher, in those days still independently owned. They had a wonderful list and I believe they still have more Nobel laureates than any other house, but it was frustrating for me, because I wanted to be in editorial, not sales. So after a few years, I made the jump over to editorial at Cloverdale Press, where I really learned to edit in a lot of different genres. in a sense, that was my start as an editor.
Q. How did you first become involved in publishing?
A. I studied English and Journalism in college in effort to prepare myself for the field. I then attended the Radcliffe Publishing program after which I got my first job in publishing.
The Myth of the Big Book or Can Anyone Spare Publishing An Extra Brain by Don Whittington Listen: I have spent long hours trying to understand what is happening these days in publishing, and I have come to this conclusion: There is but one brain. One. Uno. Just...
A monthly column of wit, insight, irreverance and inspiration by a published author and veteran of the publishing trenches. The Ink-Stained Wretch Don Whittington August 1, 1998 So it has come to this. I have to write a monthly column about the writing life. This...
"A single cultural or political error in your query letter, article, or images can get you a quick 'no thanks' from an editor. . ." Knowing the International Marketplace By Michael Sedge The first step towards successful international sales...