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  ‘Daddy, Why Don’t You Just Self-Publish?’

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• How to Be Your Own Intern

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• Make a Mistake

  6198 readersTherese here. Today’s guest is Kristina Riggle–one of my favorite auto-buy authors. Kris’s third novel, Things We Didn’t Say, releases today. It’s the story of Casey, a woman who lives with her fiancé and his three children, who is then plunged into crisis. Her fiancé grows quiet, his teen-aged daughter grows angry and then his

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  Happy Birthday, Book Baby

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• Interview with Jael McHenry, Part 2

  4545 readersIf you missed part 1 of my interview with author Jael McHenry–when we discussed revisions, evolutions and Midnight Cry Brownies–please click here, illuminate yourself, then come back. Cool Breaking News: WU contributor Jael McHenry’s ...

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  Publishing Community Raises Funds for the Red Cross

  1786 readersAuthors, agents, editors, booksellers, and book blogs have banded together to support The Red Cross this month with Writers for The Red Cross. Follow the individual links above to see the participating publishing professionals. In the first week, the g...

• A Left-Brained Approach to Revision

  2662 readersToday’s post comes from WU friend and author Jael McHenry. Jael’s debut novel, The Kitchen Daughter, will be released by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books in the Spring of 2011 (and you can’t wait, trust me; it’s a delicious read). Jael is, in her own words, an enthusiastic amateur cook, blogging about food and writing at

• How Book Bloggers Are Like Agents

  4258 readersOne of the questions I’ve been most frequently asked since The Kitchen Daughter was published isn’t about the publication process itself. Other than “How do you balance social media time with writing time?” the question I’m most often asked is “How do you get book bloggers to review your book?” Answer: you don’t, really. You

• How Book Bloggers Are Like Agents

  4965 readersOne of the questions I’ve been most frequently asked since The Kitchen Daughter was published isn’t about the publication process itself. Other than “How do you balance social media time with writing time?” the question I’m most often asked is “How do you get book bloggers to review your book?” Answer: you don’t, really. You