Mondays In Publishing – Liana Brooks

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MONDAYS IN PUBLISH: What is the right age to get published?

Over the weekend someone shared their fears that they were “too old to publish” on Twitter and, of course, everyone has an opinion. The idea that everything must be accomplished by a certain age is pushed by ageism and misogyny. This is exceptionally prominent in American culture and for American…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: After You Debut

There are many blog posts and articles on GETTING published and far less information on WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE PUBLISHED. To help balance this out I’m going to focus the next few weeks on what happens AFTER you get published. Why start here and not with “how to get…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: Demystifying Life As A Published Author (with side notes about pirates)

AUTHORS – THE MYTH Let’s start here. Let’s start with what people outside publishing believe because it’s what they see in books and movies. In the movies authors are generally beautiful. They live in brownstones or airy apartments, or maybe in a cabin with a view of the lake and…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: What You Need To Query Your Book

What do you need to have before you send out a query? THE BARE BONES Fiction – A finished, polished manuscript that is the best you can make it right now. A query letter. A full synopsis. Non-Fiction – A proposal and sample chapters of your work, a query letter,…

Mondays In Publishing: A Glossary of Publishing Terms

Author, novelist, writer… What’s the difference? Spelling, for the most part. I’ve never found a satisfactory definition to differentiate, although I tend to think of writers as non-fiction news people (a bias left over from my newspaper days). The real difference is between an Author and a Published/Contracted Author. When…

Mondays In Publishing – Genre

GENRE It’s a scary word for some people. I’ve met people who will argue genre until they are blue in the face. I have met people who think genre is a form of gate-keeping. I have met people who think genre is a waste of time. I have never met…

Mondays In Publishing – Seasons In Publishing

Meteorological Winter begins December 1st for the northern hemisphere (as opposed to astronomical winter that begins with the winter solstice). Just like the sky and weather Publishing has its own seasons. Seasons of feast and famine. Seasons to query and seasons to edit. Seasons to publish and seasons to sit…