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Recently, I asked a debut novelist what events she had planned around her book launch. She shrugged and said, “Not much. Most marketing is done online
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Recently, I was skimming the front pages of the New York Times book review when I caught this item: Jonathan Safran Foer's new novel,
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As I raced through the grocery store last Saturday, I ran into another writer, someone I've seen at occasional parties. “Wow,” she said. “I see you
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Whether you're an aspiring writer pitching a book idea to agents, or a seasoned author whose editor expects a synopsis for each
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