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Category Archives: Editing—Publishing—Writing
Animal Rights Fiction: A Solution?
The two questions I get asked most frequently at Lantern are: (1) “Do you publish fiction on animal advocacy?” (“No.”), and (2) “Do you know of any publishers that do?” I mention Ashland Creek Press (doing sterling work in this area), but … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Advocacy, Ashland Creek Press, Smashwords, Wattpad
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Norm Phelps (1939–2014)
Norm Phelps—the author of four books (The Longest Struggle, The Great Compassion, The Dominion of Love, and Changing the Game), all of which were published by my company, Lantern Books—died on the last day of last year, less than a … Continue reading
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Twelve Tips for Successful Crowdfunding
For decades, publishers have avoided finding out whether their readers want the books that they painstakingly and expensively produce. We’ve conducted no customer surveys or marketing, and have relied instead on editorial hunches and the occasional word from our sales reps about what genre or … Continue reading
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The Future of Publishing
Ten years ago, I was asked (along with others) to form a panel on writing and publishing for an animal advocacy conference. The panelists and I were so gloomy and downbeat in our presentation that we were never invited back again! What … Continue reading
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Five Ways In Which a Trainer Is Like a Good Editor
When I first began running and writing, I assumed that—because I could put one foot in front of the other and I was expensively educated—I knew how to do either well. There were plenty of running blogs and training programs, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Marathons, Running Clubs, Training
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The Right Book for the Right Publisher
Sometimes this whole crazy business of publishing works: the stars align, the players remember their words, and the right person wins. Here’s an example of when things go right. About three years ago, I was contacted by Robert Kopecky, a writer and … Continue reading
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Reflections on a Fifteenth Anniversary
In September 2014, my colleague Gene Gollogly and I celebrated fifteen years since we founded our publishing company, Lantern Books. We organized a party at our favorite local bookstore, BookCourt in Brooklyn, and combined the festivities with a launch of one of … Continue reading
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Poverty and the Writer
News, via the Guardian today, that authors in the UK are now earning beneath the poverty line: According to a survey of almost 2,500 working writers – the first comprehensive study of author earnings in the UK since 2005 – … Continue reading
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Marketing Your Book
It’s a common complaint among authors that their publisher doesn’t do enough publicity for their book: the book tour is too short, if it exists at all; the advertising is too spare, if there is any; the reviews are too … Continue reading
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