This is what drives Indie publishing. I sincerely hope these letters were placed in files and not actually sent to authors. I really don’t understand what drives commercial publishing beyond money. To that end I’m going to a workshop tomorrow called “Inside the Mind of a Publisher” at Surrey International Writers Conference. I will let you know what I find out. My thanks to Kristen for another remarkable post.
Who wants to tour bookshops around the world?
via Weird and wonderful bookshops worldwide – in pictures | Books | The Guardian
When it comes to writing and publishing, there are myriad decisions a writer makes. This is a solid article that can help you decide whether you’re writing or reading Young Adult or New Adult.
I am definitely writing New Adult with the Hollystone Mysteries. In To Charm a Killer, my protagonist, Estrada, is a free spirit–high priest of a Wicca coven called Hollystone. Most characters are in their late twenties. And, although seventeen-year-old Maggie is a female lead in this book, she changes overnight once the charm is spun.
via 3 Ways to Know If Your YA Fiction Is Really New Adult Fiction – Fiction Notes
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend. It gives us a chance to think about what we’re grateful for; to roast turkey and yams, mash potatoes, bake pumpkin pies, and spend some precious time with family and friends. My daughter, Tara, and I have always made turkey dinners together, even though, most years it was just the two of us. A couple of years, when I was a “vegetarian” we just left the turkey out and ate the trimmings. Yeah, that doesn’t work. Yesterday, we cooked a seventeen-pound turkey and fed ten people! Everything was amazing, but the stuffing was definitely the winner–gluten-free rustic bread mixed with buttery organic herbs I grew in my garden, and slow roasted in the bird. No stove top stuffing for us. Never. Ever.
While the turkey was roasting, we took advantage of the afternoon sunshine and walked down to the river for a photoshoot.
I needed an “author” photo and Tara is magic with a camera. Standby for new author photos.
Meanwhile, here’s a little action she caught on video.
Fairy tales have carved their way into the contemporary zeitgeist. Even if people don’t remember all of the plot points in “Thumbelina”, “The Princess and the Pea”, or…
Source: Free Online Course on Fairy Tales
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