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Category Archives: Quotable

The Devil's (True-to-Life!) Publishing Dictionary

I ran across something hilarious the other day. Absolutely hilarious. You MUST read this. Paperback Writer composed The Devil’s Publishing Dictionary (parts one and two), and then Teresa Nielsen Hayden shared her version. A few gems, my personal favorites from Paperback Writer: Advance – a sum paid to the author’s agent after contract signing, as… Continue Reading

The Hard Part of Writing

“The hard part is getting to the top of page 1.” – Tom Stoppard It’s so true. But… if he feels this way and wrote the brilliance that is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, then what’s holding us back?… Continue Reading

Copious Drivel

You simply must read Anya Werner’s thoughts on writing copius drivel: I saw an ad posted today – man, i love craigslist – for someone to write copious drivel. They sure nailed it. So much of what I write these days is just filler, intended to support the keywords that will attract the search engines… Continue Reading