What causes an author to write about a subject from a different perspective? Where does that idea come from? Knowing what inspired an author in turn can help you in finding inspiration–and cause you to listen to your own internal …
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Being Gutsy: An Insider Looks at Publishing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
The publishing committee for the fledging publisher was small: four people. They sat not at a boardroom table but in a circle of chairs in the publishing executive’s office.
The marketing director shuffled through her sheaves …
Books That Surprise Me
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I read many books. Pre-published books, published books, bestsellers. But there’s nothing that delights me more than books that surprise me. Let me talk about a few.
Several years ago I was in an airport with my …
My Facebook Life
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’ve had more than one local friend mention how wonderful my life seems to be. I always chuckle and say, “Oh, that’s just my Facebook life, edited for consumption by strangers.”
Then this week one of my …
Intentional Reading
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m just back from visiting my eldest daughter. Rebecca is a reader. I guess I should say, Rebecca is a READER. She is a college instructor but most of the reading she does is fiction, purely for …
Mergers and Buyouts and Takeovers, Oh My!
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Yesterday brought the surprise of the Penguin-Random House merger. If approved Penguin Random House will be the world’s largest book publisher. The announcement caused a groundswell of author angst that very nearly paralleled the anxiety over the …