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Janice Harayda
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Aug 10
Why Baby Talk Turns Off Editors
How words like ‘yucky’ and ‘no-no’ can hurt you when you want to sell…
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Jul 10
A COVER-UP IN CANADA
The Misguided Hero Worship of Alice Munro
A scandal involving a…
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Jul 8
How Critics Decide What Books To Review
Why I didn’t do a Hemingway biography and more
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Jun 14
LITERARY HUMOR
What Book Blurbs Really Mean
Witty parodies of words we see too often on…
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May 22
SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS
Quick Tips On Finding A Focus For Your Story
If don’t know what…
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Apr 11
WHAT THE HYPE MEANS
The Secret Language Of Book Editors And Critics
57 publishing buzz…
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Apr 8
A SILICON VALLEY ‘MEAT GRINDER’
How Brutal Is Amazon To Women?
A female manager paints…
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Feb 26
Why You Should Aim To Do A Book A Year — A Bookseller’s View
Donna Tartt and George R.R. Martin can…
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Dec 16, 2023
Why Do We Praise Male And Female Authors Differently?
Agatha Christie is called ‘the queen of crime…
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Dec 13, 2023
Should You Publish Your Book With A University Press?
You don’t need to be a professor or have an…
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