Author: Bookfox

  • 30 Poetry Book Publishers Who Want Your Book image of tag icon

    These poetry book publishers all produce first-rate books, and you don’t need an agent to submit your work. Since the tastes of poetry editors vary, always make sure you’re familiar with the kinds of books the press publishes before you submit. This will save you so much time! I suggest purchasing a book or two […]

    March 15, 2018

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  • 19 New Literary Agents Seeking Clients (in 2021) image of tag icon

    {{Please check out my new post of literary agents.}} This post is based on old-fashioned research: I emailed 19 new literary agents seeking to build their client list, and got the inside dish from each of them. The type of books they’re looking for The type of books they read when they’re not working Personal […]

    March 3, 2018

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  • Never Write a Chapter Longer Than 4,000 Words image of tag icon

    Most readers don’t pick up a novel thinking, “Okay. I’m going to read all 100,000 words of this right now.” That’s why chapters exist. Chapters give readers a stopping point without abandoning the book. They also allow readers to pick the book back up without feeling completely lost.  A short story is a fantastic model […]

    February 25, 2018

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  • Is It Too Late to Start Writing After You’re 50+? image of tag icon

    Have young people cornered the market on writing? I only ask because it seems like the big publishing companies tend to reward the prodigy model: you know, the wunderkinds who graduate from a prestigious university and get a seven-figure advance for a novel about New York or a YA fantasy series. They have cherubic cheeks […]

    February 3, 2018

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  • 12 Fantastic Writing Retreats in Latin America (plus the Caribbean!) image of tag icon

    If you are at all like me, you fantasize about leaving it all behind–the job, the husband and kids, the yappy dog. Not for good, no, that’s a different post. Just for a week, maybe two, to go to a writing retreat. You dream of traveling to a far away, preferably warm, but maybe not-so-warm […]

    January 22, 2018

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  • I Edited 61 Books This Year. Here’s What I Learned image of tag icon

    As a full time editor, I read and gave feedback on 61 books this year. For those of you who wonder how this is possible, for most books I am not copyediting them, only (only!) giving feedback about every part of the fictional world — plot, characters, dialogue, beginnings/endings, themes, structure, metaphors, etc. I’m basically […]

    December 5, 2017

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  • My 5 Favorite Books About Writing (Read Them Now!) image of tag icon

    No, I’m not picking Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style” or Stephen King’s “On Writing” because those are just too popular. My 5 books are a bit off the beaten path, but they are brilliant books that will inspire you to write, and help you create a writing life for the long term (and […]

    November 30, 2017

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  • An Editor’s Advice for Submission Success image of tag icon

    I loved my time as guest editor for Press 53’s Prime Number Magazine, and wanted to pass on a few tips to writers trying to break into literary journals. I got hundreds of submissions and had to pick carefully to select only the top 3, and here’s my best advice on how to get your next acceptance!

    November 30, 2017

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  • How Smart Authors Do Social Media image of tag icon

    Listen up! This video tells you how to choose a social media platform, how to automate your social media to draw readers, when you should start your social media outreach, and what sort of content to offer.

    October 4, 2017

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  • 5 Daily Activities Every Writer Should Do image of tag icon

    Hi Bookfoxers, Hope you enjoy this little video about 5 daily activities for writers. Also, I’ve started a Youtube channel for writers. Please subscribe!

    September 28, 2017

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