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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Promoting the E-Book First: An Interview with Karen Hunter of First One Digital Publishing
Headed by Karen Hunter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, professor, and MSNBC commentator, First One has decided to “promote the ebook not as an afterthought or an add-on, but as a special entity unto itself.” Continue reading
Are Your Submission Guidelines Hurting You?
If you require submitters to jump through too many hoops, hoops that have nothing to do with judging talent, you’ll discourage writers (good and bad) from taking the time to submit work to you. Continue reading
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Tagged manuscript submissions, publish, publishers, slush pile, submission guidelines, submission process
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Will the Book As We Know It Exist in 2021?
The e-book and the e-reader (particularly devices like the iPad) are going to radically change our society, not to mention the definition of the book itself. In 10 years time, the book as we know it today will be viewed as something akin to those head-sized cordless phones we now love to mock. Comments welcome! Continue reading
Posted in Publishers, Writers
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Lending, book future, e-books, Gutenberg, Publishing Links, Semantic Web, writers
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Redstone Science Fiction: An Online Journal That Pays
Our interview with Michael Ray, editor of Redstone Science Fiction. Redstone is an online journal that pays its writers for their work. Continue reading
4 Tips for Preventing “Writer’s Spread”
Kelly Gunzenhauser, Pubmission’s Editor-in-Chief, discusses the challenge of staying fit while making a big dent in the writer’s chair. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Kelly Gunzenhauser, Writers
Tagged dieting, writing life, Writing Links
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How to Write Submission Guidelines That Get Positive Results
If you’re a publishing professional and you accept writing submissions, your guidelines page is one of the most important pieces of marketing literature you produce. Find out how to write or revise your guidelines so that the submissions you receive better match your needs. Continue reading
Due Date for Contest Entries Getting Close
Just a reminder that entries for Pubmission’s “Last Line Contest” are due by January 10. Continue reading
3 Writing Resolutions You Should Make…and Keep
There are a lot of resolutions floating around right now, but for writers, many of them revolve around writing time, word counts, and getting published. Here are three helpful resolutions you CAN control—and keep. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Kelly Gunzenhauser, Writers
Tagged New Years resolutions, writers, Writing Links, writing resolutions
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3 New Year’s Writing Resolutions You Should Not Make
The New Year is a great time to start fresh and to re-evaluate your writing goals. It’s also a time for making unrealistic plans that fizzle out long before spring. Here are 3 writing resolutions you shouldn’t even think about making. Continue reading
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Tagged New Years resolutions, writers, Writing Links, writing resolutions
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