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A Busy Week

ByRachel January 19, 2010 0 Comments
Pub Board discussions are going on this week at Written World Communications. It's quite an exciting time as we look at a selection of submitted work and decide which items to pick for publication this year. We're hoping to start the year off with a bang, and also to be diverse in the fiction we publish. We have discussed genres from romance to historical to paranormal thriller. Just have to wait...

Team Edward Team Jacob

ByRachel January 12, 2010 4 Comments
So unless you live under a rock, you know the terms "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob." They're shorthand to differentiate between the two Twilight camps. Those in the "Team Edward" camp rooted for Bella and Edward. Those in "Team Jacob" decided that Bella's breakup with Edward was actually a positive thing, as it brought her to Jacob. Why am I, a non-Twilight fan, talking about this? It's because...

Plugging Away at Edits

ByRachel January 9, 2010 0 Comments
I never thought I would become one of those grouchy editors who breaks your heart by telling you to rearrange your story! Okay, so I'm never grouchy about telling people that, and I really hope I'm not breaking hearts. But being an assistant editor, I have already run across some stories that are solid gold--if only most of the plot were shuffled around. Sigh. It's hard to give that kind of...

New Year's Start on Queries, Editing

ByRachel January 8, 2010 5 Comments
The holidays are finally at an end! Between Thanksgiving, preparations for Christmas, Christmas itself, and New Year's, I've been off my regular schedule (writing and otherwise) for about two months straight. But now I'm back! And instead of making New Year's Resolutions to foster new and better habits, I'm focusing on the habits I need to get back into. Here's my list of things to do. I'll be...