tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post8312641399345871523..comments2023-06-12T17:08:36.320+01:00Comments on How Publishing <i>Really</i> Works: Trios: Beachcombing, by Maggie Dana: What Editors WantJane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-10550762106577326742009-08-28T19:11:04.265+01:002009-08-28T19:11:04.265+01:00Apologies for the comment-spam from yet another au...Apologies for the comment-spam from yet another author "published" by Strategic Book Publishing, which is part of Robert Fletcher's stable of dodgy agents and vanity publishers (you might remember him from my recent blog post <a href="http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot.com/2009/08/robert-fletcher-of-writers-literary.html" rel="nofollow">"Robert Fletcher of Writers' Literary Agency Labelled Fraudulent And Frivolous In Legal Ruling").</a> <br /><br />Apparently, Fletcher (you know, the one whose business habits are fraudulent, who brought a frivolous law suit against Ann Crispin and Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware and not only lost, but was ordered to pay Writer Beware's costs) advises all the writers who he "publishes" to register for Google alerts of key words associated with their books, <a href="http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3847930#post3847930" rel="nofollow">and to then place comment-spam like this in every blog that the Google alert turns up.</a> <br /><br />That's why that comment is here. Ignore it: and don't buy the book.<br /><br />Not that any of you were going to.Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-3829275601053918792009-08-28T18:41:30.547+01:002009-08-28T18:41:30.547+01:00"The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal th..."The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal thriller about a gutsy female attorney who takes on high ranking International officials. It's a taut, rollercoaster of a ride from New York to Palm Beach to Washington D.C. to Hong Kong. The plot is expertly woven, the characters persuasive, and the dialogue snappy and spot on.<br />www.StrategicBookPublishing.com/TheHongKongConnection.htmlM. L. Kinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-56284919210387942642009-08-25T00:53:04.419+01:002009-08-25T00:53:04.419+01:00Dan
RDJ is correct. MNW accepts fiction subs from...Dan<br /><br />RDJ is correct. MNW accepts fiction subs from 60,000 to 130,000 words.<br /><br />MaggieMaggie Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397320196343147825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-37292747212822194242009-08-24T17:26:41.716+01:002009-08-24T17:26:41.716+01:00What we are always looking for is an author whose ...<i>What we are always looking for is an author whose writing ticks all the boxes</i><br /><br />I'm amazed at the fact that publishers find enough material to fill their lists.<br /><br />BTW that's an interesting blog you have, RDJ.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-68150620936232731372009-08-24T15:58:08.559+01:002009-08-24T15:58:08.559+01:00Hey, Dan.
I placed a couple books with MNW, both...Hey, Dan. <br /><br />I placed a couple books with MNW, both between 60,000 - 70,000 words long. No one suggested I either trim or add fat to make them longer. And looking at some of their other books (David Isaak's SHOCK AND AWE is a pretty hefty job -- and worth a read, I might add), I feel safe in saying they don't shy away from books of a good length either. <br /><br />I think their website's 60,000 - 130,000 word guideline is probably as strict as they get. <br /><br />Tamara: congratulations.RDJhttp://gunsandverbs.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-43107210982354424462009-08-24T15:05:54.648+01:002009-08-24T15:05:54.648+01:00Dan:
I've never heard anything about strict w...Dan:<br /><br />I've never heard anything about strict word counts at MNW, but I imagine they have some sort of guidelines. I'll email my editor and will get back to you on this.<br /><br />Tamara:<br /><br />Well done on your contract ... and thanks for the kind comments. It's my editor, Will, who's inspiring. A great guy. Am lucky to have him.<br /><br />MaggieMaggie Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397320196343147825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-12460234134978857252009-08-24T12:38:15.345+01:002009-08-24T12:38:15.345+01:00wow. I've already got a contract but this post...wow. I've already got a contract but this post is inspiring. I hope I can be everything this author is.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-34781619766061571662009-08-24T10:39:57.471+01:002009-08-24T10:39:57.471+01:00I've thought of subbing to MNW a few times, bu...I've thought of subbing to MNW a few times, but decided against it because I've heard things on the rumour-mill about very strict wordcount guidelines. May I ask the kind person from MNW who posted this whether this is an urban legend, or if word count really is essential (mine's 67,000 - designed to fit in with my favourite authors - Murakami (his shorter books),Darrieussecq, Ugresic, Hirvonen, Yoshimoto)?Dan Hollowayhttp://www.danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com