Tag: publishing
group name: shortfiction
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June 06, 2007 12:33 AM EDT --
GETTING PUBLISHED: 7 Things to Remember
Hi All,
I’m an author with 2 published books and a third one coming out this summer with HarperCollins titled, WHEN PARENTS HURT: Compassionate Strategies . . . more
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May 30, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
Book lovers still reeling from cutbacks at newspaper book sections have a new reason to be upset: Amazon.com is reducing space for book reviews too.
Amazon is cutting the number of book reviews displayed . . . more
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June 14, 2007 01:27 PM EDT --
As some of you know, I am in the process of writing my first novel. Despite the fact that I have earned two college degrees, this is probably, NO DEFINITELY, the most difficult academic endeavor . . . more
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June 06, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
My book is more than halfway done and I know where it's heading. As such, I'm starting to think about the query process. You can see my "first crack at a synopsis" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977021571 . . . more
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January 07, 2006 02:51 AM EST --
I have a dream. I have had this dream since I was a small child and I first learned to read and write. My dream is to be an author. In some ways I am that already, but in others, I am . . . more
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July 27, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I'm looking for new ways to market my book. I published through Lulu Press and then did some nationwide radio interviews. I had some sales, but when I'm not marketing, the sales stop. . . . more
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August 02, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
Amazon.com will provide free advance copies of books, movies and music to customers who agree to post reviews of the new releases on the company's Web site.
The program, Amazon Vine, will permit negative . . . more
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January 15, 2007 07:11 AM EST --
I write because I can. More appropriately, I write because I can't not write. I must eat. I must sleep. I must work to survive. And I must write to live. You see, writing has kept me alive when nothing . . . more
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October 05, 2007 08:26 PM EDT --
What's your mission?
Like many of us, I have a book I want to sell, first to a publisher and then to thousands of people on the edge of change--I have defined my market. But I have not stated in a . . . more
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February 13, 2007 03:02 AM EST --
So you’ve come to Gather.com with a dream: to be a published author. It’s a dream that millions share. A hardcover book, . . . more
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July 19, 2007 10:06 PM EDT --
Well, isn't this just classic: A Jane Austen fan submitted samples of her writing to publishers and agents, but got nothing but rejections and a bit of ill-informed commentary.
David Lassman typed . . . more
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May 21, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
Electronic books, or e-books, haven’t gotten much traction with consumers. People don’t enjoy reading extended passages of text on a computer screens, and there’s no popular e-book reader . . . more
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February 20, 2007 09:50 PM EST --
Has anyone attempted to sell their short fiction stories to magazines or small press publishers?
We write because we love our craft. The feeling of euphoria excites us, satisfies our hearts, as . . . more
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August 26, 2006 07:52 AM EDT --
Hello! As a teen, I read my first Christian fiction book - Love Comes Softly, by Jeanette Oke. I quickly read through all in the series by Oke, and many other series from her as well. . . . more
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February 01, 2006 08:24 PM EST --
I know that many of the Gather members are writers with dreams of being published, paid in dollars not just Gather points (those are great too). For those of us seeking official publishing, inevitably, . . . more
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March 04, 2007 05:22 PM EST --
Ever wondered if a publishing house or agent you've heard about is legitimate, or not? Now there's a way to find out. Just type in Editor's and Predator's on the net. This Web site lists . . . more
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June 19, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
QUESTION: My book has a publication date of October 2007 and it's available now for pre-order on Amazon. I'm interested in getting early book reviews on Amazon.
I've contacted a few Amazon . . . more
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August 01, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
Hello Gather friends, I'm conducting a little experiment. I've posted a free preview of my book Plug Your Book! (including my favorite sections) here on Lulu.com.
As you may know, my book discusses . . . more
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March 16, 2007 03:11 AM EST --
Welcome to the March 2007 issue of The Write Connections. This newsletter is designed to provide a connection to news and information about the publishing industry as well as helpful tips . . . more
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August 20, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
I haven't posted to gather.com for a while, mostly because I've been spending my spare time working through my first novel. Subsequently, it is this pursuit that has prompted me to reach . . . more
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