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Dragon Week: Temeraire, Naomi Novik, and preconceived notions
A book editor's job is to winnow through manuscript submissions and choose those that will please the most readers. For every manuscript we buy, we read many, many more that we turn down. One reason...
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Mudwrestling with authors
The editing stage of any novel is a delicate dance between author and editor. I have never met a first draft that didn't need something, despite the contention of one or two authors I've mudwrestled...
View ArticleThe Cubicle at the End of the Universe: Betsy Mitchell
This post introduces a new feature from Del Rey/Spectra in which the editors will reveal the sordid details of our daily lives here at the Random House offices. Not every entry will be sordid, I guess...
View ArticleWorld Fantasy Convention–Friday, Oct. 29
A large panel room was standing room only at the World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio, as hundreds of authors, readers, booksellers and others gathered Friday afternoon for a discussion of the...
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The Cubicle at the End of the Universe: Tricia Pasternak
Top 5 Unexpected Side Benefits of Being a Del Rey/Spectra Editor: Oh, yeah, sure, there’s the idealistic, the high-falutin’, and totally obvious reasons I enjoy my job:...
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Cubicle at the End of the Universe: David Pomerico
THE REJECTION LETTER Perhaps the hardest thing to do as an editor is to write a rejection letter, and not always for why you may think. The obvious reason, though, is because I get the author’s...
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The magic of a good manuscript title
I’ve been browsing through the list of manuscripts submitted to the Suvudu Writing Contest (we’re over 150 manuscripts received and there’s still plenty of time until the deadline on March 18, so get...
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A literary anniversary
Joshua Bilmes, president of the JABberwocky Literary Agency and agent to Charlaine Harris, Elizabeth Moon and Brandon Sanderson, among many other clients, is celebrating 25 years in the literary biz....
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Suvudu Writing Contest–don’t miss your chance to enter!
We're delighted at the response we've received to the Suvudu contest offering a manuscript edit by yours truly and consideration for publication by Del Rey/Spectra. We announced the contest on January...
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Suvudu Writing Contest–who won???
We are thisssssssssssssss close to announcing the winner and three runners-up of the Suvudu Writing Contest! We have to admit, the number of entries took us by surprise. We'd been expecting a good...
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The Strange History of THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA
The back dust jacket of 1977's The Sword of Shannara The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks is widely considered as the best Shannara novel, an early masterpiece in the genre of epic fantasy. It...
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‘The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics’ is an Artist’s Secret Weapon
I have had a life-long love affair with drawing. Maybe it's not a love affair. Nope. Strike that: it's a compulsion. Hand me a piece of paper and anything that leaves a legible mark and within ten...
View ArticleWatch the San Diego Comic Con ‘Star Wars Publishing’ Panel Here!
Love Star Wars novels and comics? You won't want to miss this Star Wars Publishing panel recorded live and in full at San Diego Comic Con 2016! Writers, artists, and editors from Del Rey,...
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