Links of Interest

MARKET NEWS: From RWA National

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2009/07/news-from-floor.html

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2009/07/wrapping-up-rwa.html

PSEUDONYMS: Author talks about her different pen names, their advantages and disadvantages.

http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/07/the-mystery-of-the-multiple-pseudonyms.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Agent Rachelle Gardner shows the stages a book takes from proposal to being published in a series of articles.

The Proposal:
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/proposal-to-publication-part-1-of-5.html

The Contract:
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/proposal-to-publication-part-2-of-5.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Does being a celebrity count more the quality of writing? A publishing insider shows you the score. Literally.

http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/2009/07/publishometer-how-to-tell-whether.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Sometimes, you should compare your book to other authors. Agent Caren Johnson explains why.

http://www.johnsonliterary.com/blog/2009/7/21/reading-for-research.html

COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:
Overview of the International Intellectual Property Association release of the 2003-2007 “Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy”
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6672109.html

AGENT INTERVIEW: Super agent Ethan Ellenberg

http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/meet-agent-ethan-ellenberg