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Entries from February 2008

Some Practical Writing Advice

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Wallace Stegner tells it like it is:
It is no trouble to tell you that you indeed are good, much too good to remain unpublished. Because publishers are mainly literate and intelligent, most of them are sure to see the quality in your novel, and one of them is sure to publish it. But that is [...]

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Why Does It Still Take So Long to Publish a Book?

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Why Does It Still Take So Long to Publish a Book?
Whether it’s Comedy Central or the Internet, the same media that can call attention to a book are also drawing attention away from readers. So word of mouth is still the name of the game. “If you’re trying to explain this to someone from Mars [...]

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