Tag: October2024

Is Reading Dead? Hell, No!

by Linda Kaye Hardie I used to teach core humanities at the University of Nevada, Reno, where we studied how our civilization came to be what it is. In the…

Removing the Fat: Meeting Word Limits

by Arthur Vidro, from the Summer 2017 issue of Calliope, reprinted with permission. In the 1980s, I was fortunate to work as part of the copy-editing team at a national…

Don’t know how to format a manuscript?

Tips from Michael Bracken, an editor mentioned in The October Publishing Game William Shunn offers two samples: the “modern” version and the “classic.” Note that Shunn didn’t create this out…

The October Publishing Game

by Jay Hartman I recently moderated a panel of editors for Desert Sleuths, a chapter of Sisters in Crime, for their annual WriteNOW! conference. I invited my fellow editor pals…

What Agents and Publishers Want

by Bobbie Christmas Q: I just received an encouraging response from an agent I queried regarding my manuscript of fiction. The agent is requesting, among other things, a description (approximately…

So You Wrote the Book, Now What?

by Kathleen Marple Kalb, reprinted with permission Sooner or later, you’re going to get an online assault. It may come as a one-star review from someone who informs you that…

How to keep a series fresh

by Nina Wachman Mystery readers are a loyal bunch. Once they discover a story with a setting and characters they like, they’ll read every book in the series. A receptive…