Archive for the tag 'book proposals'

Writers Critique Group Forming in Boulder County, Colorado

Hi fellow writers! For those of you in the Boulder county area or even north metro if you’re ambitious…
Are you interested in additional critiques, writing exercises, support and encouragement, discussion about writing, or just a quiet supportive atmosphere to in which work with other writers present?
Edited: This group is currently meeting every other Monday evening [...]

What Publishers Want Part II

So given the spirited discussion we had about this subject last Saturday at my Writer’s Meetup group, I encourage those members to listen to this episode of The Writing Show in which Paula B. interviews Jennifer Silva Redmond, Editor-in-Chief of Sunbelt Publications, an award-winning small press that celebrates the natural and cultural history of the [...]

Book Proposals: what do publishers want?

My guest is Carolyn Hayes Uber, who is president of Stephens Press, LLC in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stephens Press is a small regional publisher and has been in existence since 2002. They have published about 100 titles since the company’s inception.
SC: As an acquisitions editor what do you absolutely hate to see and what do [...]