by Ruth Harris As the Romans said (and the Olympics borrowed for its motto): Citius, Altius, Fortius. Or, as we say: “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Sometimes publishing seems to be an Olympic event or at least it feels that way. Vroom. Vroom. Everyone wants to write faster. To publish more books. To keep up with/get ahead of […]
Confessions of a Big Six Editor: The Triumph of the Slush Pile
There’s no doubt a lot of not-ready-for-prime-time stuff is getting uploaded to Amazon every day, and (OK, I’ll whisper it: A LOT OF AUTHORS DO GET FAUX RAVES FROM THEIR SISTERS AND THEIR COUSINS AND THEIR AUNTS.) Those are just as unhelpful as the ones written by trolls who leave semi-literate 20-word negatives for […]