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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


*read more


 


 


Writing Mystery Fiction


SHALLA CHATS with Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay


*read more


 


Writing Your Mystery Novel


SHALLA CHATS with Hallie Ephron


*read more


 


 


Write Erotic Romance


SHALLA CHATS with author, Shara Lanel


*read more


 


Writing Vampire Paranormals


SHALLA CHATS with author Margaret L. Carter


*read more


 


Write Sex: Getting Characters Chemistry Sizzling off the Page!


SHALLA CHATS with sexy paranormal author, Gena Showalter


*read more


 


Writing Time Travel Romance


SHALLA CHATS with Native American themed romance author, Judie Aitken


*read more





Insider's Look at Publishing the Rain Series


SHALLA CHATS with NY Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler


*read more


 


 


Writing and Bollywood Confidential


SHALLA CHATS with Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh


*read more


 


 


Writers: Why Get a Freelance Editor?


SHALLA CHATS with freelance editor and writing coach, Zaz LaMarr


*read more


 


Working with a Freelance Editor


SHALLA CHATS with freelance editor Mike Sirota


*read more


 





 


 



PART TWO


Essential Techniques


 


 


 


How I got a Literary Agent


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


*read more


 


 


An Insider's View on Agenting and Publishing


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Caren Johnson


*read more



 


 


The Basic Book Deal


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Mike Farris


*read more



 


Actively Building A List


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack


*read more




 


Getting to Know You


SHALLA CHATS with Writers House Literary Agent, Daniel Lazar


*read more


 


 


Greyhaus Literary Agency Now Open for Business


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Scott Eagan


*read more


 


 


Negotiating with Publishers


SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Dr. Uwe Stender


*read more



 


 





 


 


PART THREE


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What Comes After the call?


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


*read more


 


The Low-down on Getting Published


SHALLA CHATS with paranormal author, Terry Spear


*read more


 


Choosing to E-Publish


SHALLA CHATS with historical and contemporary romance author, Andrea Wilder


*read more


 


The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing


SHALLA CHATS with author Tina Gerow


*read more


 


 


Chick Lit for Tor/Forge


SHALLA CHATS with Acquiring Editor Natasha Panza


*read more


 


 


TRANSITA: Great books for Grown Women


SHALLA CHATS with Editorial Director Nikki Read


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Advice to Writers: from an Editor/former Book Publisher


SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman


*read more



 


Writing and Publishing Books


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


*read more


 


 


The Current State and Future of the Publishing Business


SHALLA CHATS with NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer


*read more


 


Zumaya Publications Looks for Authors


SHALLA CHATS with Executive Editor, Elizabeth Burton


*read 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


*read more


 


 


Publicize Your Fiction! How-to's


SHALLA CHATS with Publicist, Theresa Meyers of Blue Moon Communications


*read more

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