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Anne Frasier

looking for someone to scan books

I've spent two weeks trying to find someone to scan some of my old titles with OCR software so I can put the books on Kindle and Scribd. Ca…

Started by Anne Frasier

1 Jul. 25, 2009
Reply by Eddie Vincent
John McFetridge

USA Today bestseller lists to include Kindle sales

The article doesn't say anything about other e-book sales, though, just Kindle. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/92354-usa-today-bestsell

Started by John McFetridge

4 Jul. 23, 2009
Reply by I. J. Parker
Gus Cileone

Question about DNA testing

Hi all, OK, this might seem like a simple question, but I'm a simple person. Can the police only test an individual for DNA evidence when…

Started by Gus Cileone

7 Jul. 14, 2009
Reply by Jon Loomis
Lisa Fernow

killer synopsis

Hi ... am preparing the synopsis for my tango mystery and haven't been able to find any good examples of a mystery synopsis. Would anyone f…

Started by Lisa Fernow

4 Jul. 10, 2009
Reply by Lisa Fernow
Pepper Smith

Google Book Settlement--Under Investigation

Found this post by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware blog: It's Official: DOJ Investigates Google Book Settlement She discusses not only t…

Started by Pepper Smith

6 Jul. 3, 2009
Reply by Benjamin Sobieck
Adam Bourgoin

Manuscript Font

Ok people. There is so much argument over manuscript font....I want to know, what is the correct font? If I had a nickel for every time I c…

Started by Adam Bourgoin

18 Jul. 3, 2009
Reply by Angela Zeman
Benjamin Sobieck

How Long Does it Take an Agent to Read Full Submission?

It's been about three weeks since I sent off my full manuscript to an agent (this person requested it after the query). I know that's not e…

Started by Benjamin Sobieck

12 Jul. 2, 2009
Reply by Kris Neri
John McFetridge

The Ending

A recent article in McLeans Magazine (kind of Time or Newsweek for Canada) was called, Dead: happily-ever-after endings and included: “Rom…

Started by John McFetridge

31 Jul. 1, 2009
Reply by minervaK
Hazel Edwards

Choosing chapter headings

In a complicated novel, I've been playing around with the Victorian style of having a long chapter heading: e.g. In which the hero meets...…

Started by Hazel Edwards

8 Jun. 30, 2009
Reply by Toni L.P. Kelner
Hazel Edwards

Fake Family Trees & Genetic Clues

Does anyone else create fake family trees for their characters for genetic reasons? Currently I'm co-writing f2m about a transgender charac…

Started by Hazel Edwards

3 Jun. 26, 2009
Reply by Hazel Edwards

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