THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD, Stephen Kelly
The first in a projected series of crime novels set in a small English village during World War II, featuring Inspector Lamb. Reminiscent of Foyle’s War, THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD takes place during the Battle of Britain and is inspired by true events. (Pegasus, World Rights)
In the “how cool is this?!” department, thrilled to learn that Lindsey J. Palmer’s delicious debut novel, PRETTY IN INK, has been chosen by WomensHealth magazine as their 60 second Book Club pic! http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/pretty-in-ink-review#
THE INNOVATOR’S PATH winner of 2014 Axiom Business Book Award
Congratulations to Madge M. Meyer, author of THE INNOVATOR’S PATH: How Individuals, Teams and Organizations Can Make Innovation Business-as-Usual (Wiley, 2013), chosen by Axiom Business Book Award as one of the best business books in the category of Success/Motivation/Coaching (Bronze). Read more: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1772A guide to creating and sustaining a culture of innovation focused on business […]
From Author to Marketer–the All-Important Query Letter
I invited freelance editor, ghostwriter, and blogger John Paine to contribute advice on how to approach the query letter. Here he focuses on how to switch hats–from author to marketer–when formulating your pitch to agents. You feel a tremendous relief when you finish your novel. All those months, all those snatches of stray time you […]
The Author Photo
So you’re one of the lucky ones. You are getting published! Your publisher asks you for an author photo. You get your best friend or your son to snap a shot of you on his phone. Voila! There was a time when publishers would invest in an author photo. Yes, they would actually hire photographers […]
Book of the Week: Quiet Your Mind, John Selby
From psychologist, therapist, educator and noted meditation expert John Selby, Quiet Your Mind is one of the agency’s steady backlist gems. For anyone seeking calm and clarity of mind, this step-by-step guide will set you free from chronic worry, negative thinking and the inability to move forward by letting go of the past. As John […]
Where I Write: Deborah Swiss
The next installment of Where I Write, in which our authors share their favorite writing spots is from Deborah Swiss the author of the fascinating Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia’s Convict Women. “I seem to do my best writing when I lead with my heart rather than my head. To find my voice, […]
Cold Calling Agents
I can only speak for myself. I’d rarely recommend cold-calling an agent. Agents generally do not answer their own phones. Even if they do, they reserve phone calls for conversations with editors and others at the publishing houses where they either already have deals or hope to make a sale, as well as with their […]
The Paris Bookshop
I just returned from Paris (vacation!). One of the joys of my trip, while wandering around neighborhoods, was to visit bookstores. While I can’t comment on the overall health of publishing in France, some observations: *There seem to be bookstores everywhere. Small bookstores, large bookstores, neighborhood bookstores, chain bookstores, specialized bookstores. It appears at least […]
Where I Write: Ben Winters
Our next Where I Write post, in which our authors tell you about their favorite writing spot, is from Ben Winters “I write in a lot of places; a local coffee shop called Hubbard & Craven’s, the Central Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library, various other branches of the Indianapolis Public Library, the writing center […]