Joanna Campbell Slan

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Queenie D's Review of Cut, Crop & Die

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It's not often you get reviewed by royalty. Queenie D gives her take on Cut, Crop & Die here http://www.book-club-queen.com/cut.htmlHere's an interview we did together: http://www.book-club-queen.com/cut.htmlI must admit, I shared a lot more about my characters with Queenie than I have in the past. I'm curious to hear what my fans think about my future plans.After we corresponded by email, I learned she and I are almost neighbors! So I'm … [Read more...] about Queenie D's Review of Cut, Crop & Die

The Monroe City Book Club

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I asked Marlis Day to tell all of you about her extra-ordinary bookclub. I visited, and it was quite a treat! That's me with Marlis at the Blue Jean Center.In 2003 we started a book club in our little town of Monroe City, Indiana. Women from all over the area came to join. We joined the greater "Oprah Book Club" and ordered T-shirts. In the beginning we read the books Oprah picked and made the online connections for discussion questions. She even … [Read more...] about The Monroe City Book Club

Accepting (and Giving) Criticism–Some Great Guidelines

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Criticism is part of being an author. In fact, we even have a special name for one type of it: editing. I mean, think about it. Editing is, in its broadest form, a type of criticism. However, the best editors manage to share their suggestions in such a way that they don't seem like criticism at all! And those are the types of editors we all hope to work with--compassionate to our self-esteem yet focused on helping us create a better product.But … [Read more...] about Accepting (and Giving) Criticism–Some Great Guidelines

70 Library Holds on Cut, Crop & Die

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That's me and Marsha Ramey, from Sachs Library here in Chesterfield. Marsha was kind enough to set up a meeting with her book club, a lovely group of ladies. Here's an email from an attendee:> Joanna,> Thank you for your lively and informative talk with all of us at> Sach's Library on Wednesday,the 15th of July.> It was so interesting to hear about the publishing industry and your> own personal experiences as an author.> And what fun your Kiki … [Read more...] about 70 Library Holds on Cut, Crop & Die

Report on the Digital State of the Book Nation

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Gordon Burgett is a publishing industry sage. Here's a link to his discussion of a report on the future of digital publishing.http://www.gordonburgett.com/digitalfuture.htmAn important point--the report notes that any digital product will be able to stay current, because it can be updated quickly and easily. But, a print product will become dated.This is very important. If you are writing a book with a lot of links, or even with an addendum with … [Read more...] about Report on the Digital State of the Book Nation