Publishing | Resources Request a Free Book Cover: NaNoWriMo Tip #28 By Jason Boog on Nov. 28, 2010 - 11:08 AM A student designer named Fena Lee is taking requests to create book covers for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) participants. One of her covers is pictured, follow this link to see her entire portfolio. Be sure to read the ...
Reviews Marilyn Monroe Bookshelf & Pitching GalleyCat By Jason Boog on Nov. 27, 2010 - 2:23 PM We are proud to present the October 2010 Print(out) Edition of GalleyCat Reviews for your weekend reading pleasure–a monthly collection of our best book review content. Embedded below, our October edition contains all sorts ...
Publishing | Resources World of Warcraft Procrastinator Support: NaNoWriMo Tip #27 By Jason Boog on Nov. 27, 2010 - 8:44 AM As we near the end of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), all the World of Warcraft players in the audience should find some literary friends inside the online fantasy role-playing game. One player has formed the Nanowrimo P ...
Reviews | Social Media Literary Thanksgiving Dinner By Maryann Yin on Nov. 26, 2010 - 12:23 PM As households around the country prepare Thanksgiving menus, we’ve started a #literarythanksgiving hashtag on Twitter to collect book-related dishes. Post your ideas in the comments or on Twitter. Here are some ideas to ge ...
Publishing | Resources Browse BibliOdyssey for Inspiration: NaNoWriMo Tip #26 By Jason Boog on Nov. 26, 2010 - 8:10 AM At this point in the National Novel Writing experience, you are probably running out of ideas and images. Have no fear–the BibliOdyssey blog contains enough book art and strange pictures to inspire an entire library of wonde ...
Publishing | Resources NaNoWriMo Tip #25: Relax with a Literary Drink By Jason Boog on Nov. 25, 2010 - 7:58 AM If you are working on your National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) manuscript on Thanksgiving, you must be a little stressed out about the time limit. Relax and enjoy a literary drink today–pick from this list of 20 writers ...
Bookselling ABC Members Approve ABA Merger By Maryann Yin on Nov. 24, 2010 - 3:07 PM Members of the Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) voted in favor of a merger with the American Booksellers Association (ABA) in October. Representatives from 128 stores voted, and 105 favored the merger. The ABC was for ...
Publishing Thanksgiving Publishing Deals By Jason Boog on Nov. 24, 2010 - 3:03 PM We’ve uncovered three special deals that expire this week–great publishing gifts for the literary folks in your life. First of all, the early bird rates expire tonight (November 24) for Mediabistro’s eBook Summit ...
Book Biz | Editors How to Pitch a Chronicle Books Editor for Charity By Jason Boog on Nov. 24, 2010 - 2:23 PM On Wednesday, December 8th, San Francisco authors can pitch a Chronicle Books editor, receive in-person feedback, and raise money for charity at the same time. The Pitch for Charity event lasts from 3:00–5:00 p.m., and participa ...
Authors James Patterson Responds to Critics By Jeff Rivera on Nov. 24, 2010 - 10:00 AM In-depth interview with bestselling author, James Patterson