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Novelists Inc.

Role of the Literary Agent in a Changing Marketplace

November 30, 2012 by Lori Devoti 5 Comments
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(This article, originally published in the Ninc newsletter, is a report on one panel I attended at the 2012 Novelists Inc. Conference in White Plains N.Y. This article was also referenced by literary agent Jim McCarthy of Dystel & Goderich in his blog post When Agents Attack.) Industry Guests: Robert Gottleib (Trident Media Group), Nita … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Featured, Writing Business Tagged: literary agents, Novelists Inc., writing conferences

Report: Novelists Inc. Conference 2012: Social Media, Agents, Self-Publishing Success

October 31, 2012 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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Thanks to the threat of Sandy, I came back from the Novelists Inc. Conference in New York two days earlier than originally planned. Thankfully, this still gave me the chance to see many friends and make a number of new ones. I also was able to attend the first two days of panels and roundtables. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Conferences, Featured, Indie Publishing, Marketing, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: Bella Andre, indie publishing, literary agents, Novelists Inc., self-publishing, social media

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Techniques of the Selling Writer 
by Dwight V. Swain

Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain

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