Q: I’ve heard that New York publishers will only accept books written from a third-person limited POV and no head hopping allowed.
Does this mean I have to rewrite my manuscript to conform to these rules?
A: No! Stop. Don’t succumb to this kind of advice.
These rumors can start as the result of an editor or agent [...]
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Ask the editor: Do publishers have rules about POV?
Author alert! What you don’t know about BookScan can hurt you
An author friend of mine couldn’t figure out why he was having so much trouble selling his new book. He had a respectable list of published books to his name, a regular schedule of speeches and workshops, and a solid platform in print and broadcast media.
So on a hunch, I looked him up on Nielsen [...]
Let’s hear it for neighborhood bookstores: Here’s mine
We all know it’s cheaper to buy books online or at the big box national discount chains. I could have saved $12.10 the other day if I had gone on Amazon or over to Barnes & Noble.
But if we’re lucky enough to have a local bookstore nearby we ought to do what we can to [...]
