bookgasm.com - 3/13/2009
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1. Being innovative doesn’t justify writing a Civil War epic entirely in texting slang and emoticons: “ts u hor! i dnt gv dam :
2. There’s this thing called punctuation. You might want to look into it.
3. They’re afraid your author’s photo is going to alienate readers. That’s right, dude: ...
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Red Room - Where the Writers Are —
... mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} I got my galleys for Shiva's Arms in the mail today. It feels nice to be out (almost) of pre-order limbo. In keeping with the mood of the hour, here's a chuckle from the Bookgasm blog: (50) Reasons No One Wants to Publish Your First Book 2. They’re afraid your author’s photo is going ...
The Reasons Why
Oz and Ends —
From Bookgasm, a few of Alan Mott's "50 Reasons No One Wants to Publish Your First Book": 2. There’s this thing called punctuation. You might want to look into it. ... 7. It probably wasn’t a good idea to base the main character on yourself, considering how much most people seem to hate you. ... 15. It’s not technically a novel until you’ve written it down first. ... 31. There’s a fine line between writing authentic regional dialogue and making all of your characters sound like stroke victims. ...
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Confessions of a Bibliovore —
... I can't take credit for this list, but I wish I could: 50 Reasons No One Wants to Publish Your First Book, from Bookgasm. Especially numbers 6, 25 and 45. And 4, 5, and 50 deserve special mention as well. Mark this one with a star and hide it away to read at home, because it's so very, very NSFW. Tweeted by ...
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Semicolon —
... is a prolific blogger, heavy on the news and giveaways and new releases and reviews of new books. I liked this list of 50 Reasons No One Wants to Publish Your First Book, kind of snarky but funny. Bookgasm is edited by Ron Lott. ...
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