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How to WOW an Editor

By EM Lynley I can’t guarantee you’ll get a contract–that’s up to a lot of other factors–but you will distinguish yourself by not pissing the editor off, and often, that’s halfway to getting an acceptance rather than a rejection. Remember, editors are...

Purrfectly Giftastic Ch...

  Happy Holidays to everyone stopping by for the Hop! This time of year is always a mix of emotions for me. We celebrate Hanukkah, so I always feel an observer of all the holiday excitement, but thankfully I don’t have to stress over the gift-giving. I live in California,...

NaNoWriMo 2012 Postmort...

For many writers, NaNoWriMo 2012 is already forgotten. For others, they’re still slogging away at the 50,000-word goal. Some of you gave up on Day 1 and others on Day 30. But the best part is that you tried, and whether you won or not, I’ll bet you learned a lot about writing...

More about the Delectab...

A couple of weeks ago Book 1 in the Delectable series, Brand New Flavor, was released by Dreamspinner Press. Since then I’ve had several emails from readers asking when the next book in the series will come out, because they don’t want to buy Book 1 until they know there will...

The Next Big Thing for ...

  The Next Big Thing for EM Lynley Welcome to the Next Big Thing blog hop. First a big thank you to Belinda McBride for inviting me to participate. This is different approach to blog hops, and I wasn’t quite sure what I was supposed to do. Belinda McBride tagged me, Amy Lane,...