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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Friday Writing Exercise: Trick or Treat?
What are you afraid of? Forget the commonplace fears, like losing a job, or having an accident, or discovering an illness. Think about the OTHER kind of fear. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Exercises, Kelly Gunzenhauser, Writers
Tagged fear, halloween, writing exercise, Writing Links
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Wednesday Writing Exercise: The Elevator Haiku
Can you convey to editors and agents the essence of your masterpiece in the time it takes you to soften a stick of butter in the microwave? Continue reading
Submissions 101: Five Ways to Build an Author Platform with Google
Fiction writers (and you know who you are): The wallflower bit won’t cut it these days. If you want to dance, you’ll have to get out there and show off your talents. Continue reading
Posted in Submissions 101, Writers
Tagged author platform, google, linked in, Quora, submissions
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Friday Writing Exercise: Take Your Writing Vitamins
You may not have been looking for it, but a good writing article can fill a gap that you didn’t know you had, just like a vitamin. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Exercises, Kelly Gunzenhauser, Writers
Tagged google reader, writing article, Writing Links
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Friday Writing Exercise: Make a List
Writing a list can help you solve your biggest writing problem. A simple list helps you write about a writing problem instead of having to slog through it. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Exercises, Kelly Gunzenhauser, Writers
Tagged writing a list, writing exercise
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What’s Your Publishing Value Proposition?
If you’re a new independent publisher wondering how to generate quality writing submissions, the first thing you need to do is define your value proposition. Continue reading
Posted in Publishers
Tagged independent publishers, submission guidelines, value proposition
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Is Your Elevator Speech Muzak to Editors’ Ears?
Post your elevator speech on our Facebook wall at any time, and we’ll try to respond to each one as best as we can. (And we encourage you to contribute feedback as well.) Continue reading
Wednesday Writing Exercise: Jumping the Shark
Here’s the thing about jumping the shark—it’s pretty fun. Not only that, maybe if we engage in the desire to get ridiculous in our writing, we’ll free ourselves to discovery. Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Exercises, Megan Lobsinger
Tagged jumping the shark, writing exercise, Writing Links
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Pubmission Editor Profile: Margaret Marchuk Helps Authors Promote Their Books
In this age of publishing where authors are expected to do more of the marketing legwork for their books, Margaret Marchuk is a tremendous asset to the Pubmission writers who use her as an Editor Coach. Continue reading
Posted in Editor Profiles, Interviews, Writers
Tagged book promotion, media kit, press releases, public relations
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Use Pubmission without Leaving Your Website
Now the transition to online submissions via Pubmission can be virtually seamless thanks to our new Pubmission Portal code. Continue reading
Posted in Publishers
Tagged iframe code, online submissions, publishers, Pubmission Portal, submissions tool
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Introducing the Pubmission Bookshelf!
Free advertising for your books on our site! Our Publisher Members can now showcase up to 3 of their publications on Pubmission’s Bookshelf at no charge. Continue reading
With Pubmission, There’s No Need to Close Your Doors to Submissions
I probably haven’t given enough focus to one of the features on Pubmission that I think greatly benefits publishers struggling with submission overload… Continue reading
Celebrate Your Inner Steve Jobs
You believe in your books, you believe in a world that can’t survive without quality literature, and you believe that innovation and hard work will ultimately save the publishing industry. Continue reading
Posted in Publishers, Writers
Tagged iPad, Publishing Links, Steve Jobs, Writing Links
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Pubmission Editor Profile: Rose McLarney, Poet, Writing Teacher, Slush Pile Guru
When I was an editor at Lark Books in Asheville, NC, I had the privilege of working with Rose McLarney. Not only was she the front line of our submissions process, bravely facing the slush pile day after day, but … Continue reading
Posted in Editor Profiles, Interviews, Writers
Tagged marketing, poetry, poetry submissions, Writing Links
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