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Looking Back, 2011 The Year of the Author?

January 2, 2012 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments
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At some point in 2011 I read on some blog (that unfortunately I can’t remember the name of) that if 2010 was the year of the ebook, 2011 was the year of the author. I can live with that. In fact, after going through 2010 reading what to me were asinine claims by various publishing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Inspiration Tagged: ebooks, indie publishing, indiepub, publishing business

The Future of Writing/Thinking Outside the Book

June 10, 2011 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
pen writing

Did the title throw you a bit? Over the past year there has been a lot of talk about the future of publishing–and if there IS a future in publishing–but no one seems to ask about the future of writing. Honestly? I think a lot of people think publishing and writing, are,  if not the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: getting paid, publishing, publishing business, self-publishing, writing for the Internet

25 Questions to ask a Literary Agent before Signing.

August 5, 2010 by Lori Devoti 7 Comments
questions for a literary agent

Twenty Five questions to ask a literary agent may seem like a lot. Afterall, there are a lot of great, reputable agents out there but there are also a lot of not so great and not so reputable ones. Even more important to realize is that even if you find a great, reputable agent interested … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Writing Business Tagged: literary agent, proposals, publishing business, query letters

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