Starlog

  • What Publishers Might, and Might Not Do to Promote Their Books

    This is a great article from Jane Friedman about how publishers look at marketing a book. We all dream of being on that A list. 🙂 Check out Jane’s site if you are an author and her posts are new to you. Years ago, when I still worked for a traditional publisher, I wrote a… Read more

  • What’s you’re sign? I hope it’s not Cancer. A Review of Zodiac by Romina Russell

    Zodiac by Romina Russell (Audiobook) This is a space opera with a complicated, interesting world (or WORLDS to be more accurate) People are living inside different constellations, called the Zodiac. There is a planet Virgo, planet Gemini… you get the picture. They all live in peace, until a horrible accident explodes one of planet Cancer’s… Read more

  • Republishing a Series with a New Publisher. Why do it? @sara_wolf1 @entangledteen

    Today we are talking to author Sara Wolf. Sara, you are re-publishing this series. Tell me about your journey in re-publishing. What made you do it? What was the process like, and how is the new version different from the original? Hi everyone! Thanks for having me, it’s so awesome to be here. Republishing can… Read more

  • When you are rooting for the bad guy… a review of CITY OF ASHES

    City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (Audiobook) This is book two of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series. This is a really interesting world with a wide cast of characters having to do with a secret group that fights bad paranormals (like werewolves and vampires). I think I liked this more that the first book because we… Read more

  • 3 reasons why trying to publish a novel feels like trying to win The Voice @MelissaJCrispin

    When Melissa approached me with this topic, I couldn’t resist. The publishing business is so subjective, just like singing. Let’s hear what Melissa has to say! Thank you for having me on your blog today, Jennifer!  While I know The Voice has been on for several  seasons, I only started watching it recently. As cheesy as… Read more

  • Dorothy Must Die. No, seriously. She must.

    Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page (Audiobook) This book is about a girl named Amy who gets whisked to Oz by a tornado, only to find out Dorothy has taken up residence as an evil dictator, and Glinda, the Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman are her evil cronies. Amy teams up with the… Read more