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Writer's Blog | Search this Site | Subscribe **Self-publishing Section Don't miss our Self-publishing resource. With articles, features and links, this section will help you find out the information you need to self-publish. We've also got an entire section on book promotion to help you get the word out about your new book. Publish Your Book! Book Publishing made easy with Instantpublisher.com. Now you can self publish your work quickly, affordably and professionally with Instantpublisher.com. Instantpublisher.com offers: low prices with no setup fees or hidden charges, color printing, 7 binding styles and great customer service. Visit Instantpublisher.com today for instant price quotes and other options. Adam Mars-Jones Wins Hatchet Job of the Year Award Adam Mars-Jones has won the Hatchet Job of the Year award. His prize is a year's supply of potted shrimp. Mars-Jones won for his review of By Nightfall by author Michael Cunningham. Mars-Jones criticized Cunningham for using an "armour-plating of literary references" in his novel. Mars-Jones also says the novel is "filled with thoughts about art, or (more ominously) Thoughts about Art." The Hatchet Job of the Year is new British literary prize given by The Omnivore, a site that aggregates press reviews. The Omnivore says the prize "aims to raise the profile of professional critics and to promote honesty and wit in literary journalism." Posted on February 8, 2012 Permalink  | Comments (View) |  Tweet Your Ad Could Be Here! Get your message out with a text advertorial. Text Advertorials consist of 50 words of text, a graphic and link to your website. Click here to request our rate card! Charles Dickens' 200th Anniversary Celebrated in London Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago on February 7, 1812 in Landport, England. Dickens began his career as a journalist, but was best known for his novels about Victorian London, which included A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two CIties. The Telegraph reports that a service for Charles Dickens was held at Westminster Abbey. Wreaths were laid at Dickens' grave in Poets' Corner. The Prince of Wales attended the ceremony. He called Dickens, "one of the greatest writers of the English language." Actor Ralph Fiennes, who will star in a film version of Great Expectations, read from Dickens' novel Bleak House. Take a look: A joint celebration was held at St Mary's Church in Portsmouth, the city where Dickens was born. Google also honored British author Charles Dickens with a special Google Doodle today. You can find out more about Charles Dickens on the Charles Dickens Page, the Charles Dickens Museum website and on Wikipedia. Image: Google Posted on February 7, 2012 Permalink  | Comments (View) |  Tweet How To Make It As A Songwriter Mary Dawson's book, How to Get Somewhere in the Music Business from Nowhere with Nothing, gives you the inside scoop on how to make it in the music business as a songwriter. Mary teaches you all you need to know to make your songwriting dreams a reality. Click here to learn more. Books-A-Million Won't Stock Books Published by Amazon Books-A-Million will not be carrying any Amazon titles in its stores. Publishers Weekly reports that a BAM executive confirmed it won't carry any Amazon published titles. Amazon partnered with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to have its books published in print form through the publisher's New Harvest imprint, but the two leading U.S. bricks-and-mortar booksellers are refusing to carry the books. Barnes & Noble announced last week that it won't stock any titles from Amazon Publishing. Barnes & Noble blamed Amazon's push for exclusivity with certain publishers, agents and authors. Barnes & Noble said these exclusives have prevented it from offering certain ebooks to its customers. Books-A-Million operates over 200 stores in the U.S. and Barnes & Noble has over 700 stores. This makes at least 900 stores where Amazon's books (published through New Harvest) will not be available. Posted on February 5, 2012 Permalink  | Comments (View) |  Tweet Your Ad Could Be Here! Get your message out with a text advertorial. Text Advertorials consist of 50 words of text, a graphic and link to your website. Click here to request our rate card! Sh*t Agents and Editors Say We've been trying to ignore the barrage of "Sh*t ___ Say" videos that have swept the interwebs lately, but this one was just too on target to pass up. Foundry agent Brandi Bowles, Folio agent Michelle Brower and Da Capo editor Katie McHugh created the video to give us a peek into their world. Take a look: Posted on February 4, 2012 Permalink  | Comments (View) |  Tweet The End May Be Near for Dorchester Publishing Publishers Weekly reports that the end may be near for Dorchester Publishing. The fate of the publisher will be decided by the end of February. PW says that all editorial staff has left the company, as has the senior vice president of sales and marketing, Tim DeYoung. The company is reorganizing and will announce the fate of its ebook and trade paperback lines by the end of the month. The company told PW that it is working to ensure author royalty payment obligations are satisfied. Posted on February 4, 2012 Permalink  | Comments (View) |  Tweet

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