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Publishing Links – Paragraph Bombs and the Editor's 30 Percent

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Happy Friday, loyal readers and visitors future loyal readers!

It has been a crazy week, from figuring out that Dan Brown is lately more popular than the Bible to learning that the Hulk is now a literary critic. My favorite Lit Crit Hulk observation: “HULK KNOW IT PASSE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT TWILIGHT FRANCHISE, BUT HULK STILL WANT TO SMASH EVERY GROWNUP HULK SEE ON TRAIN READING THAT CRAP.”

(Hello, Xbox?  Wii?  Marvel Superheroes vs. Twilight characters, please.)

So, a crazy week, but you know what’s not crazy?  Checking out this week’s links from publishing industry pros:

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Publishing Links – Eavesdropping, eBooks, and Evil Drill Sergeants

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Do you guys know how hard it is to come up with these quirky little introductions?   After flagging the articles around the web I want to share, devising a compelling preface is often the most difficult part of the process.

The pressure to tap out enough text so that it wraps down below the badge!   Something topical, quirky, engaging, and yet not too distracting from the cool links to follow?

The need for a new joke, a new angle, a new … oh, hey!  Hmmm, I guess I’m done.

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