Category Archives: Publishing Biz

A Reader To Do List?

April 29, 2012

Whenever I attend writers’ conferences, I encounter conflicting advice. One issue is about enlisting the help of readers to promote my work. Some folks believe the readers’ only job is to read. This appeals to me. Of course, there was … Continue reading →

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Perfect Pitch

April 27, 2012

I’m off to Salem, MA today for the NECRWA Let Your Imagination Take Flight Writers’ Conference. It’s a delightful little regional conference, extremely well-organized and it’s in “Witch Central” so it’s fun as well. I understand we’re going to be … Continue reading →

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Rock*It Reads!

April 11, 2012

Today is the official launch date of Rock*It Reads, a new eBook brand. Rock*It Reads is a group of stellar New York published authors who are also self-publishing romances.  We’ve each made a commitment to put out only high-quality self-published … Continue reading →

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Support your Local Author

April 7, 2012

I don’t often republish posts from other sources, but this one from my friend and fellow Rock*It Reads author, Elisabeth Naughton, was so good, I wanted to pass it on to you. (If you haven’t tried Elis’s suspenseful paranormals, you … Continue reading →

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International Sales!

April 4, 2012

Just a quick  note to share some exciting news! Touch of a Thief has sold to Gentosha, a Japanese publisher. My editor asked jokingly if I’d made this sale when I was in Tokyo last month. No, but I did … Continue reading →

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Flustered, Frazzled, but not yet Freaked

February 22, 2012

That pretty much describes my state of mind at the moment. It always seems like things pile up in publishing and hit you all at once. It wouldn’t normally be so bad, but right now I’m trying to prepare for … Continue reading →

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Writing with the Stars!

July 28, 2011

Since I’m fresh out of Red Pencil Thursday volunteers, I thought I’d remind you about the fabulous Writing with the Stars contest. I want to see some terrific new stories sent in to Kensington, my publisher. My motives are far … Continue reading →

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Writing with the Stars

June 2, 2011

Since we don’t have a Red Pencil Thursday volunteer this week, let me tell you about an exciting opportunity for aspiring writers. Kensington Publishing is calling for submissions for their WRITING WITH THE STARS contest! If you followed last year’s … Continue reading →

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International Sale!

May 24, 2011

Just a quick note to share that a deal has been reached with Nasza Ksiegarnia, a Polish publisher, for publication of Touch of a Thief in that language! This brings the tally of international translations of my work to seven–Dutch, … Continue reading →

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Author Promo Podcast

May 17, 2011

It’s a fact of publishing life today that unless you’re James Patterson, an author is expected to do a good bit of self-promotion. Since most writers I know are happier shut up in their fictional worlds than pushing themselves forward … Continue reading →

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