Anne Horowitz

Three Dynamic Authors on Creative Book Promotion: Fri, Nov 7, 11 ET. Building authentic enthusiasm for your novel or memoir has never been more challenging. Join us as we kick around ideas and explore strategies with 3 top-notch writers who've played an integral role in cultivating their audiences.

The Role of Independent Presses in Today's Marketplace: Fri, Oct 24, 11 ET. 3 eminent publishers join 5E to discuss the challenges & advantages of publishing independence, how they navigate a crowded marketplace to build author careers & readerships, and which books & writers they're excited about.

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My editors's group, 5E, will host 2 free Zooms this fall, one on indie publishing, with the publishers of Tin House, Akashic, & Bellevue Lit Press; & one on author promotion, featuring the writers Marjan Kamali, Mateo Askaripour, & Juliet Grames. Details in comments—we'd be so glad to see you there!

5E’s Roundtable at the Historical Novel Society — 5E By Leslie Wells and Anne Horowitz Great historical fiction is transportive, making distant times and places feel real and immediate. It invites us to emotionally invest in characters whose lives are...

5E recently joined the @histnovsoc.bsky.social (NY Chapter) for a panel on writing historical fiction. Here's our write-up of Part 1, offering tips for writers working on a book that takes years to complete. Part 2 will cover balancing research & great storytelling, and trends in historical fiction.

including books by @morgantalty.bsky.social, @specktor.bsky.social, Jeannie Vanasco, @kristenarnett.bsky.social, Myriam Chancy, Pamela Erens, Courtney Maum, @nassos.bsky.social, & @lenavalencia.bsky.social. I’m wishing Tin House and Zando a happy partnership.

Zando Acquires Tin House The respected literary press, founded in 2002, will become an imprint of the expanding independent publisher Zando, which was launched by former Crown publisher Molly Stern in 2020.

A big change for my favorite indie press but I think a positive one, as it will keep @tinhouse.bsky.social's great backlist in print&secure their future, under longtime editorial director Masie Cochran. Having copyedited more than 70 (!) Tin House books since 2011, I have a long list of favorites...

Historical fiction authors & agents: Join 5E editors Judy Sternlight, Jane Rosenman, & Leslie Wells for a free Zoom with the Historical Novel Society March 25, 4–5:30 pm ET. They’ll discuss challenges, the research process, & trends in historical fiction, with Q&A to follow. Register: www.hnsnyc.org

YouTube video by Joseph Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme

RIP David Lynch. My memories of watching his weird, stressful, creative stuff are vivid—as are the times in my life when I watched them, as if their intensity bled into my life. And the beautiful haunting music! I love this video of Angelo Badalamenti remembering their collaboration on Twin Peaks.

Copyediting a British novel 🫖

Deeply Into the Land - Ecotone The evening the mountains opened up, I’d been camping without human company for twenty-one days. It was September, and I had come to a part of the Mojave

Sharing Dorothy Cashore's stunning piece about the month she spent alone at Jawbone, in the remote Mojave Desert, and how it transformed her understanding of what it means to live as part of the natural world. I was lucky to be an early reader & am so happy to see it in @ecotonemagazine.bsky.social.

Raptor by Penny Guisinger | A roadside dilemma.

Putting in a plug for @short-reads.org, a flash nonfiction lit mag founded by former Creative Nonfiction staffers. I’m so glad @hattiefletcher.bsky.social & co. are continuing their great work & helping to keep the CNF community together. Help them reach 2K subscribers by 2025. The latest issue here

I'd like to create an "Authors of Small/Indie Press Books 2024-2025" starter pack. Is that you? If so, please reply here. Also, if you don't mind reposting this for visibility, I'd appreciate it! #writingcommunity #indiebooks #indieauthors #booksky

Amen. Someone must be out there telling writers [that] "that" is a filler word [that] needs to be deleted. I find myself restoring multiple "thats" on every copyediting project.

What a jerk. Merriam-Webster: "gift, transitive verb: 1: to endow with some power, quality, or attribute; ...2b: to present with a gift." Garner's Modern English Usage: "gift, vb. It may be surprising to learn that English speakers have been using 'gift' as a verb since the 16th century."

Remembering the banger building Xmas party from 10 years ago