A great way to get in to writing is to enter contests. If you win, you have a publishing credit to your name, and you can use that to build your portfolio and impress more publishers and editors (if you go the traditional publishing route). Even if you decide to self-publish, you can use your published works to build a platform and get your name out to your readers. Recently … [Read more...] about Writing Contests
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I may be a pack rat, but I’m not the only one
This blog post title may sound harsh, but that's not how I intended yet. Last week, while working at Random House, I learned about something amazing: literary research collections. It started when I was assigned the task of sorting and mailing FOUL matter (manuscript versions of books once the book has been published, including copyedited versions, first-pass galleys, etc.). … [Read more...] about I may be a pack rat, but I’m not the only one
