I walked into Larry's office and he closed the door. He smiled and kind of chuckled as he said he was ready to talk about "The Deal." And then we got serious. He sighed. And then he made me an offer to…
Read more →After reading about us in Paul McHugh's article, They have pen, will travel," in the Chronicle, Nancy Evans invited the Wild Writing Women down to Half Moon Bay to speak to the American Association of…
Read more →The new East Bay Express is out and I just put a call in to one of my friends to grab some copies for me. A little print evidence to send the folks back home so they think I'm staying out of…
Read more →Billy Joel is the word. He had it right when he wrote the song "Tell Her About It." Of course I've wanted to give a tape of this song to more than one ex-boyfriend, but now I have the proper writing…
Read more →Today I was driving a friend of mine to a job interview in Sausalito. The weather was gorgeous and warm - the sky clear. As we descended upon the town, with the houses on the hill overlooking the bright…
Read more →What do you think a publisher pays for when producing your book? Besides your advance, of course. Well, some of the costs are in the printing, cover image & design, someone to do the interior design,…
Read more →Krista, the senior publicist at Travelers' Tales is about to hit the market with an ad for a PR & Mkg intern. If there are any college students, or even college grads that are looking to get into the…
Read more →Tonight I worked on the Market Research section of my book proposal. The book I want to pitch is a humorous, anti-self help book for the single woman. I went to a big bookstore and scoured the aisles for…
Read more →Today I worked on my press kit. A marketing tool that I'll use to help pitch my book proposal, whether that's straight to a publisher, or through an agent. Getting the agent will need the aid of the press…
Read more →So, you've got a great idea for a book and you want to sell it. What's the first step? Well, go to any writing resource section of book store and you'll find shelves of books on this very topic. There are…
Read more →I was getting ahead of myself, wasn't I? Let me explain. Book Expo America is the annual conference for all things related to books. It is the big shmooze fest where publishers show off their new titles,…
Read more →Globe-Pequot Press, our publisher for Stories of World Travel, sent us our badges for BEA this week. With only ten days left till we depart, it's still a little early for me to get excited, but the Wild…
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