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New York Comic-Con

Hi Fuse fans! I've been writing bits and pieces of this post all four days at New York Comic Con, always one of the craziest events of my convention year. I didn't have any of my own clients at the con this year, but many of my friends -- authors, agents, publicists,...

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Let’s Talk Inspiration!

Guest Post by Laurie's client, Bram Stoker finalist Lisa Kessler, on the book birthday of her newest Moon series novel, Harvest Moon (on the day following the Super Moon no less...the celestial oomph cannot be denied!) When I’m writing a series, I’m always thinking a...

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Call for submissions: Hot Holiday Reads #3

It's that time again. Time to post a shirtless, muscular Santa taken from a site called "Worst Holiday Stock Photos." Seriously. But it's for a good cause. Here at Short Fuse Publishing, we're opening up to submissions for our annual Hot Holiday Reads anthology. And...

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The Stress of the Untold Series

Guest Post by Laurie's client J.M. Frey Today I am finishing a script (short), starting another (feature-length), writing at least two announcement blog posts for my new publishing deal, making pasta sauce from scratch before our bounty of garden tomatoes go off, and...

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Writing mystery, suspense, or thriller?

    Is writing overwhelming you? Querying driving you mad? Is the lingering summer heat making you want to flip a table?   Well, here's something to cheer you up: If you've written a mystery, thriller, or suspense novel that hasn't yet been published,...

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Can you have more than one agent?

Folks, I'd like to preface this by saying a big welcome to Elizabeth O. Dulemba, the newest member of Fuse Club. Hi, Elizabeth! Elizabeth came to me having already secured an agent, whom she is very happy and successful with. Say, what? What does she need me for,...

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Writing Contests – An Author’s Perspective by Lisa Kessler

Here's a guest post from my multi-award winning author Lisa Kessler. I thought it would make a nice author-centric companion to my blog post last week from an agent's perspective: Writing contests come in all shapes and sizes. Some are for unpublished works, some for...

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