Freelance writer and commissioning editor of Pen and Sword books Jen Newby answers a few questions about publishing, social history, and blogging.
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All too often proposals for books or articles end up on the slush pile simply because authors don’t know how to put them across to editors. Commissioning editor for Pen and Sword Books, Jen Newby, reveals how to hook an editor and get your non-fiction proposal noticed.
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Yesterday’s list of reasons to hate the kindle got quite a lot of hits for comparatively little publicity, which is interesting. Presumably it reflects the mood of the internet at present. However, in the interests of impartiality (I still haven’t come down on either side of the fence) today I feel I probably ought to post some reasons why you should buy the kindle and love it more than your own children. This inclination is one of the trials and tribulations of being a revisionist historian/journalist – one must always look at both sides of the fictitious coin. Here goes. Continue reading “The Great Kindle Challenge: Day 5”
12 Books in 12 Months 