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Publishing Links – Real Places, Mythical Editors, and a Wet Blanket on Ebooks

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Oh where does the time go?  Is it Thursday already?

This has been quite a busy week in my pay-the-rent job, which goes a long way toward explaining why the blog is a little slim this week — and shifted one day to the right, as they say in business speak.  (At least in English, they say this.  I wonder if Arab businessmen postpone events ilá yasár or “to the left” …)

Enough chitterchat. On to the publishing links!

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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 – Fight Writing, Octopus, and the Language of Lust

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Another week, another round-up.  Or roll.  Or soup.  Whatever you like to call it.

Sadly, many publishing pro blogs are suffering the same summar blahs that have afflicted the lit agent blogs.  (*Knock Knock* Mr. RinzlerMs. Kroszer?  Are you okay in there?)  But, I still have plenty of intriguing stuff for you to check out!

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Publishing Roll – Reading Fees, First Pages, and Weird Words

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“So why,” you ask, “do you keep alternating the name of these round-ups between ‘links’ and ‘roll’?”

“Because sometimes they are spicy and meaty, and other times just a hearty helping of carbs!” 😀

You sigh at my dumb joke, and click the link below to see this week’s awesome publishing links. 

On a roll.

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