Article #2: Commanding Authority: An Agent’s Negotiation Edge in the series WHAT MAKES A GOOD AGENT? by Agent Kristin and Karen Dionne, co-founder of Backspace In January, one my clients emailed me a great note to kick off the new year. She wrote: “This is going to sound random, but… MORE
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Guest Blogger: Karen Dionne One of my favorite panels regularly offered at my Backspace Writers Conferences was one in which I invited an agent I respected to bring in an editor they’d worked with to discuss the process of selling and bringing out a book. Sometimes called “Agents and Editors, Working Together,” sometimes “The Business of… MORE
If I was looking for evidence of how powerful Amazon has become in the book-selling market, then I don’t need to look much further than the news I received yesterday! Gail Carriger’s Finishing School Series hit the New York Times young adult series list. [ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE, CURTSIES & CONSPIRACIES,… MORE
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Get ready! A real rant I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. First off, I want to make it clear that this is in no way a commentary or a critique of Michael Cader and his amazing Publishers Marketplace. I firmly believe that Cader, by launching the Deal Lunch feature… MORE
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Last week, Deadline posted the news that Warner Bros. was claiming victory after the dismissal of a $10 million lawsuit regarding the blockbuster movie Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. Quick Summary: Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen brought the suit making a claim that the movie was based on her… MORE
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