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Raising the Dead Manuscript from Its Grave Part 1
by Robert W. Walker

I published myself after a lifetime of eschewing any sort of vanity press. And I did it using a “dead” manuscript about a “dead” subject filled with “dead” historical characters in a “dead” time period which one editor, a true pro, said of: “It is the hardest time period to write about, to make come alive, and especially to display any sort of sexual encounter, but in your hands Rob, if anyone can pull it off, it’s you.” That… Continue

Just a few suggestions for publicty and marketing and selling it with a look... Besides using Writer’s Market and Jeff Herman’s Guide here are some cool sites:

Great websites to find and verify agents and publishers:
Preditors & Editors: http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pealr.htm A guide to publishers and publishing services for writers.
Agent Query: http://www.agentquery.com: The internet’s largest and most current list of literary agents.
Writer’s & Artists: http://www.writersandart… Continue

10 Solutions to Top 10 Reasons Your Book was REJECTED
by Robert W. Walker

As both a writing professor and an editor with my Knife Services, I see all manner of writing from the best and greatest writing to the worst and most unfortunate. When an autopsy for your story or book is necessary, it may require a scalpel. In fact a Stryker saw may be needed to cut it to the bone. When I speak to other writers and editors, what I hear again and again about a book’s rejection is that it failed in one or… Continue

It's happening at http.//murderousmusings.com Rob Walker gives away the secrets that sold over 40 novels. It has to be commercial, it has to be compelling, and it has to be succinct but how do you condense a 90,000 words into a synopsis and an outlline? Here's how. Find me at Murderous Musings as I am on Blog Tour for DEAD ON coming out July from Five Star.

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JA Konrath & Jack Kilborn Cornered By Rob Walker (an interview and a reunion)


Today my Friday the 13th blog at Acme Authors Link dared welcome the indomitable JA Konrath to our humble niche of the internet. Konrath is the author of six thrillers in the Jack Daniels series, all named after drinks. He’s also got a new book coming out, a horror novel, under the pen name Jack Kilborn, called Afraid. You can visit him at http://www.jakonrath.com/.


I stalked suspense-thriller writer JA Konrath… Continue