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Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them.

Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them, today at DearEditor.com: www.deareditor.com/2025/10/avoi...

How to EFFECTIVELY write Multiple POVs. Telling a story through several characters’ viewpoints CAN be tricky but it’s SO worth it when you get it right.

Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...

Free Authors Guild Zoom TODAY Oct 16 3pm PT/ 6pm ET about the Anthropic Settlement.

Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
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A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc

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A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc

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There are some things to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name.

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What to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3VQPGwM

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Avoid over-explaining in your fiction with these four tips from DearEditor.com: bit.ly/4nFjR5U

Writing Tip: Use your setting to reveal a character’s emotions and to force epiphanies. Choose it strategically and cleverly.

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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement  - The Authors Guild Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...

"What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement" -- The Authors Guild

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AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbots

“”The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles between AI companies and the writers, visual artists and other creative professionals who accuse them of copyright infringement.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...

Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.

Use “big words” in YA fiction? The Editor shares her advice in today’s DearEditor.com post at bit.ly/45wkDdV

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A writer asks if it’s true that you should submit 3 to 4 manuscripts at once to an agent so they know you’re productive. The Editor advises a better strategy in today’s post at bit.ly/3IjkyT5

Tomorrow!

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A writer asked how to calculate the word count for a picture book manuscript with back matter and art notes. The Editor explains: bit.ly/446rrhz

An overview of the children's publishing industry and marketplace. Insights into market needs and acquisition trends, the launch and closure of various imprints, the influences of AI, book banning, and the current landscape of the MG market.

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Registration opened today! "Veteran editor and author Deborah Halverson provides an up-to-the minute, comprehensive overview of the children's publishing industry. A free webinar for SCBWI Premium Members!"

A writer asked about current chapter book trends. The Editor shares them: bit.ly/3SJ7wQM

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Thanks for sharing, Denise. 😊

Learn five reasons that commonly appear in rejection letters for novels and picture books, translated and then followed by solutions for addressing the problem.  Join me!

Super excited for this workshop – bringing my wisdom, heaps of practical advice, and creative energy! Join CBW-LA on Zoom for this session on April 19th ! www.cbw-la.org/event-6099918

Little Brown Children's is launching a New Adult imprint called Requited for romance novels centering "characters in their upper teens and twenties as they navigate early adulthood." Polishing up your New Adult ms? WRITING NEW ADULT FICTION www.hachettebookgroup.com/.../hachette...