Ask Daphne! Speed Round!

Not just a speed round, let’s call this a lightning round, shall we? (in honor of these cool shoes.) I asked for questions on Twitter, and here’s some of the gems I received. If you keep asking, I may keep answering, but let’s start with what we have, mmmkay? @Brattyhack writes: “My question is about [...]

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An Award? Pour moi? *Glee*

I’m terribly grateful to the Literary Life blog for naming Ask Daphne one of her favorite blogs and awarding me the Premios Dardos award, acknowledging “the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.”  I do try! As for the rules of passing [...]

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SEKRITS revealed!

Thanks to the WebMonkey’s hours and hours of hard work (and yes, I did some, too!), I can now unveil our exciting SEKRIT project. Drumroll, please…. We’re moving! But not very far. Ktliterary.com is migrating over to WordPress from Movable Type. What does this mean for you, my devoted readers? If you visit the site [...]

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Interesting Reading

I meant to share this last week, but here’s the next in Poets & Writers’ series on the people in publishing. This article is a Q&A with four young editors — again, I’d take umbrage at the term “young editors” — they are the heads of their imprints or divisions, with many years of experience below their belts. Still, they provide some interesting insight into publishing.

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Ask An Editor: The Answers (part 3)

All right, gang, here’s the final round of answers to JenFW’s question: When editors search the internet for further info about a potential author, what are some things that make an impression, good or bad?

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