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KAREN MACLEOD was an Editor for Novel Books, Inc., is currently a freelance editor, and Editorial Consultant for Sime~Gen, Inc. This compilation of possible publishing markets (compiled January, 2005) includes a bit of "sage advice" from Australian author, Rob McCubbin. His book, Written in Sand was the last novel I edited for NBI.
"You have to grab them (by the ......) in the first paragraph." "Catapult them into the action from the first sentence." "Make them live the part." "Up-close first to grab them, then set the scene if necessary." "Don't describe non-essentials.... leave room for imagination." and so on..... He was the one who persuaded me that I could write. And I try to follow his ideas... they seem to work for me. Maybe someone should send this lass (an author we were talking about) a similar list?
Maybe I should run some writing classes???
Here's a list of publishers, that is by no means complete, nor are the links active, as publishers come and go. You must investigate each fully for yourself.
Ellora's Cave, http://ellorascave.com Venus Press, http://www.VENUSPRESS.COM Renaissance E-Books, http://www.renebooks.com/ Extasy Books, http://www.extasybooks.com Scheherazade Tales Romance E-Novels, http://scheherazadetales.com Loose Id, http://loose-id.com LBF Books, http://www.lbfbooks.com/ Changeling Press, http://www.changelingpress.com Chippewa Publishing, http://www.chippewapublishing.com Triskelion Publishing, http://www.triskelionpublishing.com Liquid Silver Books, http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com Wings EPress, http://www.wingsepress.com Amber Quill Press, http://www.amberquill.com Whiskey Creek Press, http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com New Concepts Publishing, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com Double Dragon Publishing, http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/index.asp Mundania Press, http://mundaniapress.com Winterwolf Publishing, http://www.winterwolfpublishing.com Sam's Dot Publishing, http://samsdotpublishing.com Whortleberry Press, http://www.whortleberrypress.com Yard Dog Press, http://yarddogpress.com Writers Exchange E-Publishing, http://www.writers-exchange.com Swanbeauty Publications, http://swanbeautypublications.com Romance at Heart Publishing, http://rahpubs.com Meisha Merlin, http://www.meishamerlin.com Awe-Struck, http://www.awe-struck.net DLSIJ Press, http://www.dlsijpress.com Echelon Press, http://www.echelonpress.com Star Publish, http://starpublish.com Hard Shell Word Factory, http://hardshell.com Torquere Press, http://www.torquerepress.com Blue Leaf Publications, http://blueleafpub.com BenBella Books, http://www.benbellabooks.com Delirium books, http://www.deliriumbooks.com Crystal Dreams, http://crystaldreamspub.com Twilight Times Books, http://twilighttimesbooks.com Epstein Publishing, http://www.epsteinpublishing.com/ Zumaya Publications, http://www.zumayapublications.com BooksForABuck.com, http://www.booksforabuck.com DiskUs Publishing, http://www.diskuspublishing.com Imajinn, http://imajinnbooks.com Phaze, http://www.phaze.com Toad Hall and Belfry Books, http://www.laceyville.com/Toad-Hall Treeside Press http://www.treesidepress.ca/ (publishing Canadian authors) Treble Heart Books, www.trebleheartbooks.com Star Image Publishing, http://www.starimagepublishing.com LTDBooks, http://www.ltdbooks.com/ The Fiction Works, http://www.fictionworks.com Books Unbound E-Publishing Co, http://www.booksunbound.com/ River City Publishing, http://www.rivercitypublishing.com Eggplant Literary Productions, http://www.eggplant-productions.com Wildside Press, http://www.wildsidepress.com/ Tor, http://www.tor.com Intuition Press, http://www.intuitionpress.com Jada Press, http://www.jadapress.com/ Tigress Press, http://www.tigresspress.com The Dabbling Mum Press, http://https://thedabblingmumpress.com
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