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A Smart Author's Toolkit is here

 


A Smart Author's Toolkit 2008 Edition!


 



 


 



 



 


Table
of Contents


 


A Letter from the Editor



 


PART ONE


Fundamentals
of Writing and Publishing


 

 


Writing the Winning Query Letter


SHALLA CHATS with Dorchester author, Tess Mallory


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more

 


 


Writing Mystery Fiction


SHALLA CHATS with Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay

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more


 


Writing Your Mystery Novel


SHALLA CHATS with Hallie Ephron


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more


 


 


Write Erotic Romance


SHALLA CHATS with author, Shara Lanel

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more


 


Writing Vampire Paranormals

SHALLA CHATS with author Margaret L. Carter


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more

 


Write Sex: Getting Characters Chemistry Sizzling off the
Page!


SHALLA CHATS with sexy paranormal author, Gena Showalter


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more


 


Writing Time Travel Romance


SHALLA CHATS with Native American themed romance author,
Judie Aitken


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more


 



Insider’s Look at Publishing the Rain Series


SHALLA CHATS with NY Times Best Selling author, Barry
Eisler


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more


 


 

Writing and Bollywood Confidential


SHALLA CHATS with Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh


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more


 


 


Writers:
Why Get a Freelance Editor?


SHALLA
CHATS
with freelance editor and writing coach,
Zaz LaMarr


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more


 

Working with a Freelance Editor


SHALLA CHATS with freelance editor Mike Sirota


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more


 



 


 


 

PART TWO


Essential
Techniques


 


 


 

How I got a Literary Agent


SHALLA CHATS with contemporary, romantic suspense, paranormal
/ time travel author, Pamela Waller


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more


 


 


An Insider’s View on Agenting and Publishing


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Caren Johnson


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more



 


 


The Basic Book Deal


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Mike Farris


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more



 

Actively Building A List


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack


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more



 


Getting to Know You


SHALLA CHATS with Writers House Literary Agent, Daniel
Lazar


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more


 


 

Greyhaus Literary Agency Now Open for Business


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Scott Eagan


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more


 


 


Negotiating with Publishers


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Dr. Uwe Stender


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more



 


 


 



 


 

PART THREE


Fine
Tuning for Sales


 


 


 

A Publisher wants my Book! Now what?


SHALLA CHATS with Mystery Series author, Michele Scott


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more


 


What Comes After the call?


SHALLA CHATS with multiple Emmy Award winning TV news
producer & author Marianne Mancusi


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more


 


The Low-down on Getting Published

SHALLA CHATS with paranormal author, Terry Spear


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more

 


Choosing to E-Publish


SHALLA CHATS with historical and contemporary
romance author, Andrea Wilder


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more


 


The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing


SHALLA CHATS with author Tina Gerow


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more


 


 


Chick
Lit for Tor/Forge


SHALLA
CHATS with Acquiring Editor Natasha
Panza


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more


 


 


TRANSITA:
Great books for Grown Women


SHALLA CHATS with Editorial Director Nikki Read


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more



 

Advice
to Writers: from an Editor/former Book Publisher


SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman


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more


 


Writing
and Publishing Books

SHALLA CHATS
with traditional, royalty-based publisher, David Smitherman


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more


 


 

The Current State
and Future of the Publishing Business


SHALLA CHATS
with NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer


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more



 


Zumaya Publications Looks for Authors


SHALLA CHATS with Executive Editor, Elizabeth Burton


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more





 




we're always getting
better!


 


 




 


BONUS


Promoting
Your Book


 


 

Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Book


SHALLA CHATS with author Patricia M. Terrell


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more


 


 


Publicize
Your Fiction! How-to's

SHALLA
CHATS with Publicist,
Theresa Meyers of Blue Moon Communications


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more