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June 26, 2008

Mayborn gives birth to a magazine, aided by Bob Shacochis, N. Scott Momaday

1:23 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

The folks at the University of North Texas' Mayborn Institute have just launched their own magazine. In the online version, you'll find an essay on the unromance of the writerly life by Bob Shacochis, and an interview with N. Scott Momaday,
both of whom will be at the Mayborn Conference, which is coming up July 18-20.

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How To Get Your Book Published: Advice roundup

6:31 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

Having written about the dancing, the statistics and some practical advice from the Writers' League of Texas Agents and Editors Conference, let's wrap up the coverage with some of the better bits of commentary I heard:


Kimberly Cameron warned writers against self-publishing and then expecting to find an agent. Unless the book has sold well, publishers won't be interested -- and that means an agent won't be either. She and others at the conference noted that editors can check Bookscan data to quickly see how an author's previous material has sold. And if the numbers are low, the author is out of luck.

(The exception to this rule, said Diane Fanning, a fellow member of the Birth of a Book: From Idea to Bookshelf panel, might be somebody who has regular speaking appearances and can rack up big numbers selling their book at engagements.)

Independent editor Jerry Gross was a font of one-line wisdom. How does an agent know when he or she has a book and author that's worth investing in?

"The only thing more subjective is sexual attraction."

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