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The Internet has become what old 'hand-selling' used to be. –Laurie Chittenden, Editor, Simon & Schuster First Authorlink!/Star-Telegram Conference a Huge Success New York Editors/Agents Offer Insights More...

“ The thing that sells fiction today is emotional conflict or crisis. People must feel their heart pitter patter and care about the character.” David Hagberg, best-selling author and three time Edgar Nominee Sleuth...

"I am looking for the truly fine writer whose hope is to find a little sunny place for their work, a place where the sun never sets" The Author/Agent Relationship: A Fresh Perspective On An Old Question By Mauro Salvi,...

From a speech to the North Central Texas Chapter of the Society of Children¹s Book Writers and Illustrators Fourteenth Annual Conference, University of Dallas, Late 1997 PLOTTING By Don Whittington   Let¹s start...

"The book proposal is the single most successful factor in getting your book idea sold." Improving Your Chances of Being Published By Elizabeth Frost-Knappman President, New England Publishing Associates,...

"If you can get a good agent publishers take you seriously." Louise Titchener, Author of 40 published novels   A Special Conference Report Baltimore Writers Alliance: "Writing and Getting...

"The Internet is a natural progression for newspapers. . . a progression they will be forced to take." Renae Ross, Microsoft, Southern California, Internet Business Development Manager A Special Report...

"Books by women on Western subjects don't always fit neatly into the women's fiction category. We're trying hard to get noticed" Cindy Bonner Co-founder, Women Writing the West A Brief Report The Women...

"The writer who sells writes very lean prose." Paul Lazarus Former V.P., HBO Feature Film Productions A Special Report The South Florida Writer's Conference By Nancy Ess Authorlink South Florida Correspondent One...

"Story and plot are not the same. Plot is only the aramature on which your story hangs." Patricia Anthony Writing instructor, Southern Methodist University A Special Report The 15th Annual Craft of Writing...