Articles from April 2004

Have You Ever Been Mysterious?

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on Have You Ever Been Mysterious?

Unpublished authors can enter the first annual Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award contest. Grand prize is a publishing contract. Deadline is July 1, 2004. Visit the Mysterious Press website for rules and regulations and other information. Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award for a First Mystery

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I Thought They Chose You?

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on I Thought They Chose You?

The Association of Hispanic Arts presents a workshop entitled Choosing a Literary Agent to help aspiring authors find a literary agent. Monday, May 3, 2004, 6:30 p.m., PS 122, 150 First Ave, East 9th Street, New York, NY. Visit the website to learn more. Latino Arts Website (drill down to the Encuentros section)

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For Procrastinators and Others

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on For Procrastinators and Others

Ultimately, you have to write the book. Honest. But until that fateful moment, there are lots of tools and toys to try. NewNovelist (which, apparently, works for old novelists, too) helps with plotting, characters, even outlining. You know, all those things you’re supposed to do anyway. By the way, if you try this software, let […]

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More Orange News

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on More Orange News

The Orange Prize for Fiction will be adding a new award next year, geared toward emerging female writers. The award is open to all women of any nationality who publish a book in the UK between April 1, 2004 and March 31, 2005. Focus is on emerging talent. Orange Prize for Fiction Announces New Award […]

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Writer Beware

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on Writer Beware

You know the old saying “it’s better to have no agent at all than a bad agent?” Sure, and how many authors take that advice when an agent finally deigns to notice them? I’m gonna go with “none” — first number that comes to mind, honest. Perhaps the new book Ten Percent of Nothing will […]

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Something to Yak About

April 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on Something to Yak About

O’Reilly & Associates will now be known as O’Reilly Media, reflecting the publisher’s diversity. Though they promise to keep their famous “animal” books (speaking of which, has anyone seen my copy of the owl book?), they’ll also emphasize their online presence, including the electronic bookshelf, Safari (if any print pubs out there are looking for […]

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How To Exhaust an Author

April 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on How To Exhaust an Author

Award-winning author Stephanie Bond will lead a workshop focusing on self-editing, writing great books, and the business of writing. Phew! Sounds like a long day; we’d bring snacks. Saturday, May 22, 2004, Millersville, MD (we don’t know, but presume an online map will shed light on the location). Visit the website below for more details. […]

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From Long to Short

April 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on From Long to Short

Ending a month of nail-biting, the Orange award has whittled down its long list to a much shorter one. Margaret Atwood and Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are notable names on the list. The Orange, for women only, boasted a deeper-than-normal long list and competition was fierce. Now the finalists get to bite their nails […]

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And For a Little Variety

April 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on And For a Little Variety

This week’s top bestseller list comes from Powell’s. Mostly because we admire the chutzpah of those Oregonians. They’ve shoved Dan Brown down to the number three slot (Brown also occupies the fourth and fifth and ninth spots). Other Booksquare favorites, Neal Stephenson and Lynne Truss, make the list as well. For those who prefer a […]

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You Know What They Say: Big Print Run, Big…

April 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on You Know What They Say: Big Print Run, Big…

So Bill’s initial print run will exceed Hillary’s. In the end, it’s all about what’s remaindered, right? If Knopf is smart, they’ll keep the cover price below $25 so people will have to buy one more book to get the free shipping from Amazon. The book will be called My Life. Word is that Bill […]

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