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The Best of Pub Crawl 2013 + the Kindle Winner!

Science in Science Fiction

Joys of Writing

Ask Alex: Publicist vs. Marketer

Epic KINDLE Giveaway + Cover Reveal for Meredith McCardle's The Eighth Guardian + Interview with the Art Director of Amazon Children's Publishing

A closer look at Life as a Publishing Sales Rep

These Broken Stars releases TODAY!

Long Term Query Do’s and Don’ts Tip: Your Decisions Now DO Affect Later Relationships

Book List Fatigue & An Ode to Bloggers

December 2013 Releases

<em>These Broken Stars</em> Dress Tour!

Guest Post: Jessica Spotswood on Writing YA Romance

Interview with Eric Smith, author of <em>The Geek's Guide to Dating</em>

Last Call: <em>Red</em> by Alison Cherry

The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

The Importance of Educating Yourself (Royalty Statements Part 2)

Twisting Your Plot

November 2013 Releases

Kill Your Darlings

Conferences and Book Festivals

Author Interview! <em>Red</em> author Alison Cherry talks about her writing career path

Guest Post: The Amazing Awesome <em>Hunger Games</em> Role-Playing Writing Game!

Guest Post: Conducting a Great Interview

Common Problems With Beginnings

A Peek at an Editor's To-Do List

Simple Tricks to Unstick Your Story: The Domino Effect

Celebrating Picture Book Month

Happy book birthday to <em>Champion</em>!

It's the Weekend: What We're Reading!

Horror and Terror

Should I Self-Publish My Work?

Pub(lishing) Crawl Tips for NaNoWriMo 2013

Last Call: <em>Far, Far Away</em> by Tom McNeal

Writing Diverse Fiction: A Practical Guide

Guest Post: Ben H. Winters and The Theory of Rotating Dessert

The YA Sass Attack

How I Plan a Book: Of Plotters and Pantsers

Writing Tool Recommendation – Hiveword!

Happy book birthday to <em>Never Fade</em>!

Introducing <em>Strange and Ever After!</em>

Empowering Young Women With Fiction

About Kissing Scenes

Book Recommendation: <em>Perfect Ruin</em> by Lauren DeStefano

The Request to Revise and Resubmit

October 2013 Releases

ACID Cover Reveal and Giveaway!

The Comparison Game

Navigating Educational and Librarian Conferences

The Challenge of Selling Children's/Teen Fiction

Saying Goodbye

Crits for Water 2013!

Interview with Jay Kristoff, author of <em>Kinslayer</em>

When To Pick Up The Phone

ONCE WE WERE by Kat Zhang releases TODAY!

Managing Writing Advice

Villains Who Would Make Great Protagonists

Writing Inside the Drawer

Approaching authors (or at least this one)

ONCE WE WERE book trailer release!!

Researching Literary Agents

Exploring Mistakes

Telling Yourself the Story

Phoenix Overture release day!

September 2013 Releases

Last Call: <em>I Am Not a Serial Killer</em> by Dan Wells

On "strong" female characters

<em>Crown of Midnight</em> releases TODAY!

Making Productive Use of Your Time

Guest Post: Writing with Fear

Suspense versus Substance: Can Books Have Both?

The Importance of Educating Yourself (Royalty Statements Part 1)

Interview with Gwenda Bond, author of <em>The Woken Gods</em>

The Creative Cousins of Writing

Book Recommendation: <em>The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England</em>

Clear and Vivid Dialogue

Ask Alex: Common Internship Mistakes

Guest Post: Things Getting a Book Deal Has Taught Me

The Passionate Book publishing Professional

Guest Post by Kathleen Peacock: Lessons from Art School

My Favorite Beach/Vacation/Anytime Reads

Balancing My Personal Reading

Taking Reading Chances

The Importance of Womance

A Little Goodbye (and the Importance of Community)

Last Call: <em>Proxy</em> by Alex London

Best of: Antiheros

<em>A Darkness Strange and Lovely</em> by Susan Dennard releases today!

How I Find Inspirational Music to Write By

Something about Sequels

Maybe This Time

Interview with Page Morgan, author of <em>THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE CURSED</em>

Guest Post: Literary Agent, Brooks Sherman

The Evolution of Process

Ask Alex: The Life of a Publicist

Letting go of stories

Book Recommendation - Stephen King's <i>On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft</i>

On Writing Risks, and the Safety Net

Group Writing Retreats: A How-To Guide

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Book Bloggers Alexa & Elena & A Giveaway!

Troubleshooting Deep Point of View and Voice

Last Call: <em>The End Games</em> by T. Michael Martin

What is Launch?

Extra!: Bonus Content and the Expanded Universe

Literary Voice: Developing it...and defining it.

FROZEN Cover Reveal!

Adding Sound to your Prose

What Makes a Good series?

YAGB Tour Recap!

Interview with Jessica Spotswood, author of Star Cursed

Guest Post: My Writing Process Before vs After the Book Deal

Ask Alex: The Blogger's Dilemma

A Promotion Timeline

The Destructive Twist

Guest Post: Literary Agent, Marietta Zacker

<em>A Dawn Most Wicked</em> by Susan Dennard releases today!

<em>Siege and Storm</em> by Leigh Bardugo releases today!

June 2013 Releases

Pub(lishing) Crawl at BEA 2013!

Wednesday May 22, 2013

Interview with Elizabeth Ross, Author of <em>Belle Epoque</em>

A Conversation between Critique Partners: Trusting Your Own Work

The Age of Transformation

Ask Alex: Editorial Assistants

Write what you <del>know</del> love

Holding Up The Mirror: Hands-On Tips For Spotting Flaws In Your Writing

Cover Reveal for ONCE WE WERE by Kat Zhang!

How I Avoid Turning Red During Every Interview

Reader's Block, 2.0!

Putting my theatre degree to good use

The Imposter Syndrome

Some creative philosophies are universal

A Conversation Between Critique Partners: In Defense of Sharing Ideas & Stories

Interview with J.R. Johansson, Author of <em>Insomnia</em>

Last Call: <em>A Face Like Glass</em> by Frances Hardinge

Screenwriting Skills Translated to Book-writing

On outlines, and diverging from them

Book Recommendation: <em>Shades of Milk and Honey</em>

What’s Left Unsaid

When Characters Age in a Series

<em>Taken</em> by Erin Bowman releases today!

Know Your Characters

World Building Q&A with Julie Czerneda, author of <em>A Turn of Light</em>

Writing Between Interruptions

Guest Post: Dealing With Editorial Letters

Birthday & Bonus Content Giveaway

Think Before You Tweet!

Ask Alex: Summer Publishing Courses

A Conversation between Critique Partners: Maintaining Passion for a Story

Last Call: <em>Shades of Milk and Honey</em> by Mary Robinette Kowal

Re-reading

After the Editorial Letter: a peek at pass pages and beyond

A Conversation Between Critique Partners: World Building

It's The Weekend: What We're Reading!

Puppy Love

Interview: Slush Success Story! The Doodles of Sam Dibble

An Industry Insider Becomes an Ebook Convert

Pay it Forward: Thank YOU!

Pay It Forward: Teachers/librarians that Inspired You

Pay It Forward: Mentors

Pay It Forward: Books That Inspire

Improve your Dialogue by Studying Plays

Reading Beyond Grade Level

Endings

Ask Alex: Internships

Interview with Aimée Carter, author of <em>The Goddess Inheritance</em>

How to Become an Agent, Part 2: What We Do

A Darkness Strange and Lovely Giveaway

Last Call: <em>Blood Red Road</em> by Moira Young

THESE BROKEN STARS Cover Reveal!

In defense of love <del>triangles</del> interests

Writing Vivid Scenes

Book Recommendation: <em>The Madman's Daughter</em>

Storybook Love: Sweet Romances for Valentine's Day

Pulling Double Duty

Dialogue Fun

Interview with Tim Federle, author of <em>Better Nate Than Ever</em>

How We Find the Best Music to Write By

Interview with Agent Kristin Nelson

Guest Post: Penguin Art Director Giuseppe Castellano on his relationship with editorial

Introducing our newest member: Alexandra Bracken!

New Adult- Passing Trend or Legitimate Genre?

Asunder and Prodigy: Release Day Twins

ASUNDER and PRODIGY release today!

Butt in Chair, Hands on Keyboard

Last Call: <em>Bel Canto</em> by Ann Patchett

Interview with Katherine Marsh, author of <em>Jepp, Who Defied The Stars</em>

Reader Question: Internet Fiction

A Conversation Between Critique Partners... And A Giveaway!

Writing Tools We Couldn't Survive Without

Interview with Literary Agent Sara Crowe

Rejection Is Coming

Interview with Wendy Higgins, author of <em>Sweet Evil</em>

Interview with Alex Bracken, Author of <em>The Darkest Minds </em>

Guest Post: The Life of an Online Marketer (or, How I Turned My Love of Social Media into a Real Job)

A Day in the Life (of an author preparing for book launch)

Lessons We Learned in 2012

January 2013 Releases

We're Glad We Survived the Apocalypse For THESE Books!