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The Book Proposal Thing

August 15, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott If you’re just beginning to learn about the book publishing process, you were probably surprised to hear that for some projects, you have to write a book proposal before you write the book. For some, that’s good news: they don’t have to write a whole book right off the bat. For some, [...]

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How Long Is a Book?

July 17, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott I recently spoke to an entrepreneur interested in working with me to help her complete a manuscript she’d been trying to finish for several months. She had some concern about the length, as all new writers do, and she told me it was about 120 pages. I thought that didn’t sound like [...]

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The Power of the Press Release

August 19, 2006 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott, “The Book Sistah” Last week I had an experience with press releases that totally blew me away. My husband, a middle school teacher who also happens to be a musician premiering in an Off-Broadway show (http://www.aGRIMMproduction.com) at the end of the month, asked for my help with a press release. The show’s [...]

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