Understanding and Utilizing Conflict to Create Engaging Works
by Debra H. Goldstein Writers are told conflict is essential to stories or novels. That conflict is the catalyst compelling movement of the plot or in the characters’ lives by…
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Reviews matter, and then they don’t.
by Gabriel Valjan, first published on Criminal Minds blog, reprinted with permission. Question: I found out Publishers Weekly let go of some its reviewers and is reviewing fewer mysteries. PW is…
The Publishing Game May 2024
by Jay Hartman Over the weekend of April 20 and 21 I had the opportunity to attend the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. It was my first official public…
About Expletives
by Bobbie Christmas For some reason I’m seeing more expletives than ever in the manuscripts I edit, so rather than a Q & A today, I’m going to address expletives…
Editor’s Choice May 2024
Why authors should put their fictional characters on social media and how to do it by Sandra Beckwith. For fun and reader engagement, perfect for those writers who are shy…
[VIDEO] Authors Beware: Scammers Are Targeting You
Have you been approached about turning your novel into a movie? Solicited by a literary agent? Had your Facebook page duplicated? Scammers disguising themselves as reputable firms and people, taking…
Formatting a Manuscript
by Bobbie Christmas Q: How important is the format of my manuscript? If I don’t follow standard manuscript format, can my book get rejected? A: I can’t speak for every…
The Publishing Game
by Jay Hartman April showers bring May flowers. What do May flowers bring? Pilgrims. That’s a very old (and very bad) dad joke, but timely. As we head into April…
Editor’s Choice April 2024
ALA’s press release, American Library Association Reports Record Number of Unique Book Titles Challenged in 2023, is now available online. As predicted last fall, 2023 saw new records for the…
Two Nonprofits Merge with Writers & Publishers Network
The Writers & Publishers Network (WPN), a national literary nonprofit, is merging the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) and the Publishers Association of Los Angeles (PALA) into its organization.…