#acquisitions editor

Last week I did my second Literary Speed Dating event. This event was online unlike the previous one I did. Back then I joined a large number of eager authors waiting in line to impress representatives from publishing houses. We rehearsed our spiel, performed for an acquisitions editor, answered questions, then joined the next queue hoping someone would give us a book contract. While I loved the…

THE PUBLISHING WORLD IS NOT ON FIRE – Marilyn Armstrong

Almost every month, Amazon sends me a bit of money from the sale of my book. The amounts are occasionally enough to get a cup of coffee and a doughnut at Dunkin Donuts, but not enough for a cappuccino or anything at Starbucks. Nonetheless, I’m always tickled that someone bought a copy. I’ve set the Kindle price as low as they will allow, so I don’t exactly make a killing on royalties.

I wrote…

Episode 73 Janie Franz, acquisitions editor

This week we welcome Janie Franz, the new acquisitions editor for MuseItUp Publishing. Janie is an accomplished author in her own right.

JANIE’S BIO Janie Franz comes from a long line of liars and storytellers with roots deep in east Tennessee. Her work is honed by the frigid winters of the Northern Plains and the high desert and mountains of New Mexico and influenced by her degree in…

Time to Get Out of My Own Way #amwriting #change #therightpath #CGHMBooks

Moving into another realm. Life grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Greenday. One minute you’re flying high, things are going in a good direction. Maybe things aren’t happening as fast as you’d like, but they’re happening. That’s where I was about 30 days ago. Waist deep in the creation of the Phoenix Author and Writer Workshops. I’d been mixing and…

77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected

77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected . Written by Mike Nappa, available as an e-book and in print version at Amazon.

The author’s experiences as acquisitions editor, marketing copywriter, and literary agent uniquely qualify him to write on this topic.  He is also the author of more than 40 books and has personally received more than 2,000 book rejections during his writing career!

The book is…

We talk to Christopher Morgan, Acquisitions Editor at Tor/Forge Books

At ThrillerFest and PitchFest, we talk to Christopher Morgan who is the Acquisitions Editor at Tor/Forge Books. He tells us what he looks for in an author, and what he reads in his spare time! Jessica Mazo interviews, Tom O’Brien shoots/edits.

We talk to Christopher Morgan, Acquisitions Editor at Tor/Forge Books

At ThrillerFest and PitchFest, we talk to Christopher Morgan who is the Acquisitions Editor at Tor/Forge Books. He tells us what he looks for in an author, and what he reads in his spare time! Jessica Mazo interviews, Tom O’Brien shoots/edits.

Get to know Curiosity Quills Acquisitions Editor Kathleen Kubasiak in this interview!