"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...
Read More"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...
Read MoreMy 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.
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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.
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read More"Fame isn't the source of true happiness. . . " Women Co-authors Share in Success of Chicken Soup Hard Work and Inspiration Meet Opportunity A Special "Insights" Feature by Doris Booth Any writer who has...
Read More"Keep on learning. Don't rest on your laurels after your manuscript is revised and edited. Learn from your experience and try not to make the same mistakes next time." FIVE TIPS ON HOW NOT TO GET REJECTED (OR...
Read More"Style and structure are important to ultimate presentation, but that is what editing is for. Ideas and concepts need to flow like water through a running stream." The Writers Journey: Themes of the...
Read More"Every dedicated writer gives up–with great regularity." Falling Down the Rabbit Hole How to survive life as a writer By Doris Booth, Editor-in-Chief, Authorlink! You have that special gift for words, a rare...
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