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Jul
18

Burning Bridges

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Just a thought or two about the small world of publishing. And in some ways, it really is small. Many of us tend to run in the same sorts of circles – whether it’s social media or mailing lists or writing groups or whatever. We follow the same sorts of people – the movers and shakers, the editors, the publishers, the agents, the gurus, the bloggers. Most of us are trying to pick up new bits of information. Find out where the trends are and where they’re going. Or whatever the newest controversy is. Or to network in the hopes that maybe it really *is* who you know. But one of the things I find fascinating is how many hats some of us wear. Some agents are also authors, for example. Some authors provide editing services. Or networking services. Or run workshops. Some people move and change circles throughout their… Read more