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Eat Pray Love – book or movie?

Perry — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:25:22 +0000

I started this blog with a purpose. I was going to write a review of the book so far. As a publisher, like other publishers, I look at the beginning of the book and decide whether there's enough promise to make it worth my time to read a whole manuscript.

Friday link – good advice

Perry — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:02:04 +0000

Hi, this is from Ask the Publishing Guru - great advice on writing like a pro. Five Writing Tips.

Never throw anything away – the paper edition

Perry — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:51:39 +0000

Hi, first, this is not a post for hoarders to use to point out they don't need help. This is about keeping information that might be useful in your writing.

Writing retreat or writing conference

Perry — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:10:00 +0000

One of the things that a writer needs to do is develop their craft.

Simply writing more stories and stretching yourself to write new genres or work on the part of writing you find hardest will improve your skills. But, like most things in life, you can make bigger leaps if you work with others.

If you don’t read it can you provide value as a critiquer

Perry — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:06:41 +0000

When we got our first horror submission I was worried. I didn't read horror and didn't have any idea what to say. Also, I don't read it for a reason - nightmares, baby.

Free opinions – are they worth anything?

Perry — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:41:50 +0000

I think the answer to the question is, yes they are. Sometimes they are just worth gaining an interesting new perspective, and sometimes they are the first step in getting to the next level. What's the best free opinion? One you agree to hear.

iPad reviews – had enough?

Perry — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:24:57 +0000

Hi, I don't know about you but I'm getting a bit overwhelmed by the number of reviews of the iPad as a reader. It seems fairly universal that it's not the best reader. It's too reflective, too heavy, and too big. There's lots of great feedback for other purposes but ereader doesn't seem to be a hit.

twitter offer successful

Perry — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:54:27 +0000

Hi, short post this time to let you know that we tweeted out an offer to give an opinion on the first 10 pages of a manuscript. We got three submissions faster than - insert your favorite cliche here - and we were wowed by the work people sent.

How did we manage before….

Perry — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:52:26 +0000

This post title started out as 'how did we manage before the Internet? but I realized the topic was wider than that. I'm a trailing baby boomer (they just kept dropping the birth year until I was suddenly a baby boomer). I'm used to the realization that life has changed so much in my lifetime (I'm pretty sure there were no TVs when I was born - at least not easily accessible for a family) what I am always surprised at is how much has happened in the last 1/2 of my lifetime. This isn't going to be another list of things like kids don't know what a cassette deck is... I just wanted to give some perspective.

The Itouch as a reader

Perry — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:15:30 +0000

I have to say, I do like the fact that I don't have another device to throw in my purse - it weighs the same as a small car as it is. I like having my music, podcasts and books all to hand (oh yeah, and the games). The reader is backlit, true but I don't have a problem with eyestrain so it's not a problem for me.