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Comment by The Author Collective on September 1, 2010 at 9:34am

Greetings Fellow Authors,

Though the Baltimore Book Festival is sold out of vendor tables, we have space available. Are you looking to go to the Baltimore Book Festival, the Miami Book Festival, the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association Tradeshow or other literary events? Want to save big money on booth rental? Want to sell books even if you can not attend?

The Author Collective will be in attendance and selling books for our members. Call us today and see what we can offer!

Michael Williams
313.446.2262

www.AuthorCollective.com

Comment by J. Leland Kupferberg on August 31, 2010 at 10:02pm

WHERE LITERARY TALENT GETS NOTICED

SUBMIT YOUR TALES TODAY

Comment by J. Leland Kupferberg on June 9, 2010 at 2:08pm

We're opening up a novel category very shortly on PatronQuo.com, so that you all can promote your books through our site. In the meantime, we do need very polished short fiction submissions in order to make a credible appeal for patrons.

Toward that end, we've instituted a Patronage Matching Fund to get the ball rolling, as we offer to use our own money this month to match any patron, dollar-for-dollar, that patronizes a story of one of our participating artists.

So, if you have a great short story - one that is polished, commercially viable, and entertaining - post 'em if you got 'em. In turn, we'll work to promote the hell out of it.

Comment by AmyJRomine on June 9, 2010 at 7:19am

OT - Kinda

My new novel Trust Me has been entered in an online contest. textnovel.com. It was awarded the 'Editor's Choice for June 2010' I encourage you to check it out or enter! Grand Prize is 1,000$ and the chance at a publishing contract. (laszt winner published with St Martin's press)

Here is the link for me. you have to sign in to vote. (no spam just email verification)

Any support would be GREATLY appreciated. I have a Promo package I can send to anyone who's interested, just let me know!

Comment by J. Leland Kupferberg on June 6, 2010 at 9:11pm

SRR:

The sad fact is that well over 90% of people who submit - and who get rejected - objectively aren't that good. The problem is that 90% of the 90% who are rightfully being rejected for being no good are convinced that they are the 10% of talent that are wrongfully being overlooked.

The fact is, when you're on the reecieving end of so many submissions - as opposed to the sending end - you gain a perspective as to how hard it is to find true talent out there.

On my recently launched site, PatronQuo.com , it's been a slog trying to get participating writers who submit material that is at least edited properly for grammar, punctuation, and typos - to say nothing about the crucial elements of plot, structure, character, and dialogue.

Now, I've put my work out there to the public for all to judge. I'm truly wondering how many talented writers are in fact being overlooked. But I give everyone the benefit of the doubt. If you are one of the few truly talented writers out there who is being unfairly overlooked, then join me on my site, and let's have a boutique selection of solid writers who can make their case to a skeptical public.

I'm at the point where I don't believe in a winner-takes-all approach (i.e. the standard writer's contest), nor do I believe that anyone who dashes off a piece as an afterthought of "artistic expression" merits a mass following (i.e. a typical story submission website).

I'm working to position my site in the middle ground - as a place to take on all talented comers. So, if you have a great story you'd like to post, we'd love to have it. On our part, we will work to promote the hell out of it to find you a patron.

Comment by AmyJRomine on June 6, 2010 at 11:10am

I've racked up 16 so far so don't feel bad...I just keep saying the same thing you do. Not going to give up! I actually entered a contest on textnovel.com you should come check it out! Grand prize is 1,000$ and a chance of a publishing contract.
http://www.textnovel.com/profile_view.php?user_id=14487

Comment by SRR Colvin on June 6, 2010 at 5:27am

This week I racked up two more rejections, but the important thing to note is I haven't given up yet. Right?

Comment by SRR Colvin on May 27, 2010 at 7:28am

It's all good, you see. Every writer gets rejected. I'm just more prolific!

Literary Agent Nathan Bransford's blog:
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/05/every-writer-gets-rejected.html

Comment by J. Leland Kupferberg on May 24, 2010 at 7:59pm

Amy:

In our opening phase, we are launching with the short fiction category. In time, we will roll out other categories: books, screenplays, comic strips. poems, music clips, etc. In the meantime, if you haven't written a short story, but you want to promote a book you have for sale or have self-published, consider patronizing one of the other short story writers. Why? Because we are designed to promote our supporting patrons as much as the participating writers. Like the writers, the patrons also get their own profile that provides a link to their sites, along with a placement on the stats chart for patrons. Moreover, we blog about the progress of the patrons as much as we do about the writers. So even as a patron, it is a great way to introduce the literary community to your book even as you are seen publicly supporting your fellow writers in the short fiction category. Eventually, when we launch with the book category, your profile will have you in the stats as both a patron and as a participating artist.

Comment by AmyJRomine on May 24, 2010 at 7:34pm

PatronQuo.com. is only for short stories?

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