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Tomorrow

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Just a reminder. It’s almost here.

 

Publishing Q&A, Part 2

Over the past week, my agent, my editor, and I have been collecting your questions about books, publishing, and If We Were Villains. You can read the first round of answers here, and the second round below (but first a quick reminder who we are):

Arielle Datz is a New York transplant from Los Angeles, who started as an intern at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner Literary Agency in 2011. She then worked in the foreign rights department at WME, followed by the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency. She retur...

Publishing Q&A, Part 1

Over the past week, my agent, my editor, and I have been collecting your questions about books, publishing, and If We Were Villains. Here’s the first round of answers from me and Arielle (but first a quick reminder who we are):

Arielle Datz is a New York transplant from Los Angeles, who started as an intern at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner Literary Agency in 2011. She then worked in the foreign rights department at WME, followed by the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency. She returned to DCL full-tim...

IF WE WERE VILLAINS Digital Audio Sweepstakes

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Want to win a free digital download of the If We Were Villains audiobook? Macmillan Audio is running a giveaway, and you can enter here.

Good luck!

–M

Q&A with My Agent and Editor

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In the past few weeks, as we get closer and closer to a release day for Villains, I’ve shared a number of conversations with my agent and editor about the enthusiasm for publishing online, and the lack of inside information available. And they’ve offered to do something amazing:

They’re going to answer all your questions about writing, editing, agenting, and the process of publishing If We Were Villains. 

Here’s a little bit more about them:

Arielle Datz is a New Yo...

An Open Letter from One Bookseller to Another

You are the unsung hero of publishing. You are the last link between writers and readers. You matter more than you know. And you never get enough credit, so the first thing I really want to say with this letter is thank you—for every box you’ve unpacked, every book you’ve stacked, and every time you’ve been berated for explaining the difference between a bookstore and a Starbucks.

I used to be a bookseller. The year after I graduated college I worked four jobs in order to keep myself fed and...

10 Steps to Getting a Book Published

This is one of the things I most often get questions about, from the online community and real-world friends and acquaintances who learn my first novel is being published the old-fashioned way. And about six months ago I had an opportunity to talk about that, with Books Show Off 5 at the Tottenham Court Waterstones in London. I always meant to share some of that here, but never got around to it. With publication a mere eighteen days away (!) now seems like as good a time as any. So, from your...

Signed Hardcover Giveaway

The If We Were Villains release is 22 days away, so it’s time for another giveaway, and this time you can win some combination of six different prizes (pictured below).

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The first place winner* will receive:

Signed hardcover If We Were Villains The Riverside Shakespeare Plush William Shakespeare to snuggle Hamlet button from Shakespeare’s Globe

The second place winner will receive:

Signed hardcover If We Were Villains Tragedy of their choice, Arden edition** Hamlet ...

Dellecher Classical Conservatory

“We expect you to be dedicated. We expect you to be determined. We expect you to dazzle us. And we do not like to be disappointed.”

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Welcome to Dellecher Classical Conservatory. Enrollment begins April 11th, with If We Were Villains.

In the meantime, here’s a look at the school’s coat of arms. Hope you think it’s as awesome as I do. 

P. S. It’s pronounced [dell-uh-ker]. 

–M

UK Cover Art

Here’s your first look at the cover art for Villains in the UK! This paperback beauty’s coming June 13th from Titan Books.

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Mark your calendars.

–M