Archives November 1-15, 2001
Simon & Schuster Launches eBookstore on Company Website NEW YORK, NY/11/5/01–As part of...
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David Ebershoff: What the Classics Teach Writers And Editors Today
The two most important things a writer needs to do to improve his or her craft are to write a lot, and read a lot. Reading the classics is an important step every writer needs to take as he or she refines their skills. It is important to know what precedes him or her as a writer, who has written what. Writers can learn the basics of style and plot and storyline from the classics, even writers whose style is not at all classical.
Read MoreEmail Queries Provide Great Way For Writers to Break In
E-Mail Queries Provide Great Way For Writers to Break In By William Clark Wm Clark Associates New York, NY "I almost always respond to email queries within 2-3 weeks." I receive between 500-600...
Read MoreConsidering Self-Publishing? Examine Pros and Cons
Considering Self-Publishing? Examine Pros and Cons ". . .the new breed of vanity press has a few fatal flaws." Many writers frustrated with the state of traditional publishing ask whether they...
Read MoreWhy Do I Need An Agent?
Why Do I Need An Agent? Part Two in a Series of Three Special Articles by Deidre Knight The Knight Agency Why pay an agency commission if you can submit directly to an editor? Question: Im an unpublished...
Read MoreElectronic books and Print-on-demand: Making peace with the digital future
A Special Guest Column for Authorlink.com Electronic books and Print-on-demand: Making peace with the digital future by Greg Durham Director of Online Publishing Initiatives Random House, Inc. September, 1999 Since...
Read MoreThe Ink-Stained Wretch: WRITING INTO THE MILLENNIUM
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 July, 1999 WRITING INTO THE MILLENNIUM I am supposed to...
Read MoreSleuth Fest ’98 Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter
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...
Read MoreCommon Questions Writers Ask Me About Literary Agents:
"Most agents are hungry for that golden 2%. . . You must be the first to believe that you're a two-percenter, and then you must invariably portray yourself that way…" Common Questions Writers Ask...
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