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How Do you Deal With Your Backlog?

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on February 29, 2012 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

I can’t remember, nor does a Google search tell me, which of the great science fiction writers said, more or less: “Keep the manuscripts in motion until they are bought.”  I think it was Heinlein but it doesn’t really matter.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Daily, Double Dragon Publishing, Novels, Publishing, Stories, Writing, Writing Process | 4 Replies

Take My Word for It

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 15, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJune 13, 2015

No one wants to take the author’s word for it that his or her writing is good–not the slush pile reader, not the editor, not the editorial board, not the marketing staff, not the sales force, not the average reader … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Daily, Novels, Publishing, Query Letters, Trust, Writing, Writing Process | 1 Reply

On the Essential Meaninglessness of the Word “Metaphysical”

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on November 16, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJune 13, 2015

Come on, really–what DOES it mean? Sending query letters to literary agents was one of my more useless wastes of time and energy, but one submission–and it might have been the last one to an agent, a couple years ago–brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Daily, Novels, Painting, Publishing, Query Letters, Writing, Writing Process | 1 Reply

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