How Long Should My Book Be?
One of the vexing questions many authors face is how long their book should be. They know they have to produce more words than a college essay, but exactly how long is a book? Many authors will, of course, scout out the books they consider their competitors, and then try to imitate their page counts. […]
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Apr, 23, 2013
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Should I Self-Publish My Great Idea or Get an Agent?
If I had a nickel (well, make that a dollar) for every time I’ve heard this question, I would perhaps not be writing this column but sitting on a beach somewhere, enjoying life. Of course, when I began my career in publishing, this question did not exist. There was no self-publishing in the way we […]
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- Apr, 08, 2013
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New York Publishing Comes to the Self-Publishing World!
Good day, my new friends. I’m Rick Benzel, a publishing veteran with 40+ years in the book industry. Thanks for taking the time to check in with my blog. Let me introduce myself. I began my career in educational publishing with Houghton Mifflin and Allyn & Bacon back in the 1970s and 1980s. I am perhaps […]
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- Apr, 01, 2013
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