I do love me some fore-edge painting, so naturally I was delighted to see this from Publisher’s Weekly: The story reads in part Sprayed edges—better-known as the province of deluxe YA and adult fantasy editions and BookTok collector culture—are making a colorful splash in middle grade. Publishers are giving mysteries, fantasies, and ghost stories patterned…
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Dana sez, A useful post for writers of any age or experience, but I confess I’m sharing it mostly because of Scalzi’s use of “atemporally appealing.” Which Heinlein certainly is. If I could boil down what I see as Heinlein’s Theory of Characters. It would come to these four lessons: 1. Your Characters Doesn’t Exist in…
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[From Publisher’s Weekly, who gives you three free articles before you have to subscribe, so you should be able to read this without hassle.] The catalog draws from a broad range of genres, including contemporary romance, science fiction, horror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, and adventure. Among the standout titles are the sci-fi saga The Vela: Part 1,…
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If you’re a member of the Authors Guild (and if you’re a writer you should be) you’ve already received this news as the first story in the July 31st newsletter, but just in case: Click through here or the image above to read the whole piece but here’s the heart of it: What Happens Next…
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From the Brooklyn Public Library’s website: Brooklyn Public Library is celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary the best way we know how: with a thoughtful, surprising, irresistible booklist. Organized by genre and category of interest, this all-ages list is a deep dive on the stories, voices and moments that shaped America. Selected by our expert librarians—with…
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This just in from the Authors Guild: The Authors Guild welcomes Amazon’s decision to extend Kindle Direct Publishing’s 70 percent ebook royalty rate to titles priced up to $12.99, up from the longstanding $9.99 ceiling. The change is effective July 7. This move also brings Amazon closer in line with its competitors: Apple Books and…
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