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Today’s links of interest:

• Trust Your Gut
  Thoughtful.
• Paperback Reader: Two Hot! By Cara Summers
  Cranky.
• Agent Demoralized, But William Clegg Back With Vengeance
  "Is It Poaching When You Retrieve Old Clients? Authors Defect for Him" — now, maybe we’re a bit on the idealistic side, but when your agent goes AWOL, what is going to guarantee his presence the next time you need him?
• CWA to charge shortlisted publishers
  Yes, that’s the idea, get the publishers to pay for being short-listed for an award. Because you know not everyone will. Uh huh. This is one of those ideas that seems good, but end up turning a respected contest into a beauty contest.
• Authorship gets lost on Web
  Attribution isn’t just a courtesy, kids.
• Don’t kill Harry Potter, authors urge Rowling
  Naturally, these same authors wouldn’t hesitate to commit murder in the name of art if necessary. Just sayin’.
• Romance writers changing plots
  Okay, so it’s one of those headlines that isn’t technically true, but a fair enough look at the genre.