The Sad, Honorable Life of Jack Reacher Considering Reacher's future in the hands of Andrew Child

[by Ross Browne]

October 27, 2020 brought two notes of bittersweet dichotomy for fans of the Jack Reacher series. On one hand, we had a new release to dig into, always a good thing in the eyes of “Reacher Creatures.” On the other, The Sentinel is the first book in the series whose byline Lee shares with […]

By |2022-02-15T18:21:48+00:00|Miscellaneous, Mystery / Suspense, RSB, The Writer’s Craft|Comments Off on The Sad, Honorable Life of Jack Reacher Considering Reacher's future in the hands of Andrew Child

Miss Manners for Authors, Part 3 Our staff weighs in on best practices for responding to book reviews, good and bad

So what about reviews? If you get a good one—from a stranger, not your mom—it’s cause for major celebration: dancing around the room, busting out the champagne, wildly bursting into a song from The Sound of Music. But if you get a bad one, well, nothing can ruin your day faster. Now that your baby, aka […]

By |2022-02-22T20:28:37+00:00|Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Miss Manners for Authors, Part 3 Our staff weighs in on best practices for responding to book reviews, good and bad

Know Your (Copy) Rights An Introduction to Copyright for Authors

Author copyright is a common and often intimidating subject. We don’t intend this to be a comprehensive overview, but we do want to set the record straight on a few important points.

What is copyright?

In the United States, copyright is a form of legal protection granted to “authors of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, […]

By |2021-05-12T16:38:58+00:00|General, Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Know Your (Copy) Rights An Introduction to Copyright for Authors

Lambasted for Using Strategy

[by Doug Wagner]

Recent unkind words about Dr. Louann Brizendine’s The Male Brain are truly baffling. She’s been taken to task for employing “the best-seller strategy” in high-profile publications like Newsweek and the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review. The question this raises strikes me as so obvious that I hesitate to raise it for fear […]

By |2022-02-15T20:36:06+00:00|DW, Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Lambasted for Using Strategy

Make Time for Writing Thoughts on writing a novel without quitting the day job

Like most writers, we all have day jobs here at The Editorial Department. We’re fortunate that our everyday activities are centered around writing and helping other writers get their books into print but we know how hard it can be to make the time to write. We also know how important it is  make time for writing […]

By |2021-06-10T20:11:50+00:00|Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Make Time for Writing Thoughts on writing a novel without quitting the day job

Write what you know One author's take on an old adage

[Guest blog by J.S. Anderson]

“Write what you know.”

For years I struggled with this common little sliver of advice.

What did I know? I was not a detective or former prosecutor. I was not a physician or politician or Olympian or scholar of history. What I knew well was health care administration for the elderly. But despite […]

By |2022-02-15T20:37:53+00:00|Miscellaneous, Trends|Comments Off on Write what you know One author's take on an old adage
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