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Conference Preparation

As I was preparing to go the SCBWI Golden Gate writers conference this weekend in Monterey, CA (Asilomar, yes!), it reminded me that conference season is kicking into gear early this year and it's never too soon to start your own preparations. Here are some tips: 1....

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MS Critiques for MS

Everybody sing with me: Happy birthday to Fuse. Happy birthday to Fuse. Happy birthday, Fuse Literary. Happy birthday to Fuse!  March marks two years since Laurie and I set out to build the literary agency of the future, and I'm happy to report that 2015 is shaping up...

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Contest! Contest! Contest!

Today a bunch of great things happened. 1. Fuse announced a 3-book deal for client J.M. Frey. (epic meta fantasy: The Untold Tale, The Returned Tale, The Final Tale) with REUTS Publishing. Yay! 2. Short Fuse, our publishing arm, made available its first paperback...

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Pitch-O-Rama, March 28th!

Join me and 11 other agents and editors for the 12th annual Women's National Book Club, San Francisco Chapter's Pitch-O-Rama from 8 am to noon on Saturday, March 28th! At $65 for members and $75 for non-members, that comes out to around $6 a pitch. I would say I feel...

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Watching the Detectives

As the snow just keeps falling on my corner of the world, I've been spending a lot of time reading entries in pitch contests, reading queries, reading books. I've been finding some great stuff in my inbox. And when I need to take a break,  I've been watching some...

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Advice to NSFW Novelists

Frankly speaking, if you, non-consent fantasy writer, think that being responsible while writing your non-consent fantasy narratives is boring, or will drag down the book, then I’ve got advice for you…

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Sales Sales Sales

Hey there, Fuse Fans! It's been a crazy few months for me, between the holidays and three exciting new deals: Jeffe Kennedy's THE PAGES OF THE MIND, the first in a new series set in the world of THE MARK OF THE TALA, about a scholar who finds herself trapped in a...

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