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Somebody Else Says: Jane Friedman at CCYW

Posted by beckylevine on 18 Jul 2010 in Publishing, Self-Publishing, Somebody Else Says |14 Comments

Quick Reminder: There’s plenty of time to enter my contest for a copy of THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, a critique, and other goodies. Click here to comment & enter, but make sure to come back and read the good stuff at today’s post, too. 🙂 Yesterday, at the Capital City Young Writers […]

Somebody Else Says: Colette Vella

Posted by beckylevine on 9 Jun 2009 in Agents, Editors, Publishing |No Comments

This is a fascinating article on agents and editors and the whole publishing-relationship world. Thanks to Jessica Faust for the link. http://www.meanjin.com.au/editions/volume-68-number-2-2009/article/the-changing-face-of-publishing-relationships/

Somebody Else Says: Interview with Jane Friedman

Posted by beckylevine on 20 Apr 2009 in Publishing, Somebody Else Says |2 Comments

Just a quick post to link you to an interview that Tad Richards did with Jane Friedman, of Writer’s Digest. The topic is “Writers & the Recession,” something–as worrisome as it is–we should all be keeping up with. Jane doesn’t pull any punches about where she thinks publishing is going, and she always has something interesting […]

Somebody Else Says: Some Good News is Trickling In

Posted by beckylevine on 2 Apr 2009 in Publishing, Somebody Else Says |8 Comments

Well, Spring is here. How do I know? Because we’re all on our allergy nasal sprays, here in this house. Because our windshields are coated with pollen every morning when we go out to drive. And, because, when I get into the car in the afternoon, it’s actually toasty and warm from the sunshine. Usually, […]

Somebody Else Says: Jane Lindskold

Posted by beckylevine on 7 Dec 2008 in Books, Publishing, Somebody Else Says, The Writing Path, Writing Books, Writing Goals |No Comments

I was going to put up this great, maybe-even-profound blog about…blogging first thing this week. Then I read this post by Jane Lindskold at Tor.com and thought it was a good one to share. We can all use more info about What Happens After the Book is Written. Hop over and have a read. Thanks […]

To Worry or Write? That’s the Question

Posted by beckylevine on 20 Nov 2008 in Marketing, Publishing, The Writing Path |6 Comments

It seems like, for the past few weeks, I keep running across articles of doom and gloom. Now I know. I get it. The economy stinks. And it’s hitting everybody, no question. Including publishing. Realistically, this is going to impact us as writers. And, realistically, I–for one–am capable of breaking into a cold sweat and […]

Somebody Else Says: Lori Russell Interviews Jane Friedman

Posted by beckylevine on 14 Nov 2008 in Marketing, Somebody Else Says, The Writing Path |No Comments

I thought I was done blogging for the week, but then I read this interview at Writers on the Rise. Lots of interesting thoughts on the future of media (including books!). Thanks to Jane Friedman for posting the link on her blog. Have a great weekend!