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Are You Sure You Don’t Have an Author Platform?

Jane Friedman

In spring 2017, after learning that an aspiring nonfiction author would need a book proposal to find a publisher, I enrolled in a two-Saturday proposal writing class at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. In 2013, Samantha’s mother, Jane, who by then had come to support my efforts, suggested that I write a book about her daughter.

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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Horton Hears a Who Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: Horton Hears a Who! The Grinch Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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People Round-Up, Early November 2023

Publishing Trends

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House , Roseanne Serra , VP and director of art and design and Paul Buckley , senior VP and executive creative designer have left Penguin Publishing Group. At Simon & Schuster , Elizabeth Huang has joined Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing as a digital marketing assistant. At William B.

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How to Write and Self-Publish a Fiction Novel

Men With Pens

Some people – a small but very important part of this audience – read this blog for one specific reason: they want advice on how to write and publish a fiction novel. Self-publishing? How to Write and Self-Publish a Fiction Novel first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2013, All Rights Reserved.

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You Don’t Need a Platform If You Can Find an Audience

Jane Friedman

In preparing to tell you that you don’t need a huge personal “platform” to get a publishing deal, I feel like a missionary about to knock on your front door, all aquiver with zeal and broad-shouldered with conviction. You don’t need some huge platform to get a publishing deal or sell books to readers. Like, Hi there, friend!

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The Other Pitch Packages Authors Should Prepare

Jane Friedman

When we talk about “pitch packages” in publishing, we’re usually talking about an author’s query letter and synopsis (for fiction), or a book proposal (for nonfiction). population that listened to a podcast within the last week has skyrocketed from about 7 percent in 2013 to 26 percent in 2022. The share of the U.S.

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Wattpad Authors Who’ve Gone From Page to Screen

Jane Friedman

The series has also been published in French by Hachette Romans and Perfect Addiction (86 million reads on Wattpad) was adapted into a feature film from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Constantin Film. Beth Reekles is the author of The Kissing Booth , which she first published on Wattpad in 2010, when she was 15 years old.

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