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Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 05:14 in blogs, helen ginger, straight from hel
As I was posting yesterday’s post, I noticed that I had missed a milestone in Straight From Hel’s existence. It’s now come and gone, but I thought I’d mention it anyway. Why? Maybe a little bit of pattin’ myself on the back. Mostly, though,...
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Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 05:30 in authors, award, publishers, helen ginger, straight from hel
The 2009 National Book Award winners have been announced. I would have gone to the black-tie ceremony and dinner in New York, but discovered my black tie was in the cleaners. Dang it. Anyway, I’m still here to let you know who won.Young People’s ...
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Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 05:06 in books, authors, editors, helen ginger, straight from hel
GalleyCat had a good post by Jeff Rivera on what can happen to you and your book if you lose your editor at the publishing house. When that happens, you lose the editor who was pushing and rooting for your book; your book is “orphaned.” A lot of ...
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Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 05:11 in research, true crime, helen ginger, straight from hel
Today, our guest blogger is Dr. Norman German, a Professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University, Fiction Editor for Louisiana Literature, and Winner of the Deep South Writers' Contest for No Other World.A specialist in twentieth-century Am...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 05:19 in book review, editing, helen ginger, query letter, straight from hel
Long ago there was a movie, Poltergeist, I think, that had a memorable promo. In the commercial, a little girl sits on the floor and stares at a fuzzy TV screen. After a few seconds, she turns to the camera and says, “They’re herrrreee.” Whatev...
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Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 05:11 in editing, editors, publishers, helen ginger, straight from hel
Ever consider what it takes to be a freelance editor at a publishing house? Well, wonder no more. A post on Journalism.co.uk tells you what it takes to get hired at a publishing house in the U.K.In case you’re wondering what publishers look for whe...
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