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Gone Local: Larson Publications
by, Bethany Dixon
November 29, 2011

Our blog’s “Gone Local” series aims to explore who and what the Ithaca area’s literary community has to offer. Be it bookstores, publishers, or local authors, each contributes invaluably to the bookish zeitgeist. Recently, Swenson Book Development contacted Larson Publications (of Burdett, NY) to get an independent publisher’s views on the literary business, the craft, and the community. Larson Publications started in 1982 as a… [Read More]

Filed Under: author platforms, Gone Local, Ithaca, Larson Publications, The Poet's Daughter
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The Fiction Writer’s Perspective: Live from the TCPL
by, Danielle Sherwood
October 1, 2011

I’m not a fiction writer. I stick to what I know and what I know is English literature and social media. Yet this past week, I attended a workshop at the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) on writing historical fiction.  On Wednesday night I assisted Jill Swenson, the host and experienced writer, editor and CEO of Swenson Book Development LLC. It was the last meeting… [Read More]

Filed Under: agents, author platforms, changing market, Community, face-to-face interaction, historians, Mavens, Publishers, self-confidence, Social Media, tips and tools, Tompkins County Public Library, virtual interaction, writer's workshops, writing groups, writing historical fiction
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