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Ling Ma is the Reads Editor of Venus Zine. She’s also a Literary Scout at Veritas, a fiction Reader at Zoetrope All-Story, and a freelance writer. She continues her online existence at Ling Eats Cake.

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It's Friday! Watch this video to see how books are made (no, not really)

Here's a cute little video that agent Katie Boyle sent me. Made by publisher Macmillan (yes, they have their own YouTube account), it gently satirizes...
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Before you send that query letter off, read Query Shark

Query Shark is a blog by literary agent Janet Reid that analyzes query letters (for fictional works only) and tells you, on a close line-by-line read,...
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Why is self-publishing a good thing when it comes to indie bands, but not writers?

Have you ever noticed that when indie bands, like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (at right), self-publish their music, there's a respect and credibility to...
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SF literary agent Nathan Bransford resists Tweeting about writers' failed queries

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Recently, literary agents and editors banded together to create a query fail feed on Twitter. Initiated by FinePrint Literary Management agent Colleen...
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Peek at the imperfect notes of other writers in Hit & Run Magazine

Creativity has to start somewhere, even if it's not pretty. Hit and Run Magazine gives you a snapshot glimpse of the messy inception of harebrained...
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PEN Writers' Fund offers financial assistance to struggling writers

Are you a writer who needs some extra funds? (This being the recession, aren't we all?) PEN Writer's Fund Committee...
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Ask a literary agent: Katherine Boyle tells you why you don't have to schmooze to get published

Katherine Boyle is the head agent of SF-based Veritas Literary Agency, which she founded in 1995. A voracious reader herself, she has agented a...
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Writer behind the JT Leroy hoax writes again!

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San Francisco's own Laura Albert, aka the writer behind the JT Leroy hoax, has emerged on the publishing scene once again. This time, she's writing...
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Inside the office of Zoetrope All-Story

Every week, hundreds of submissions flood the offices of San Francisco-based literary magazine Zoetrope All-Story. Like any fiction journal, the...
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