Our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and useful.

The internet is talking about what makes a good book…
• Are there still good modern novels being published? A thought-provoking conversation.
• Agent Nathan Bransford is thinking about the fate of literary fiction (and be sure to follow the link in that post to this very useful analysis of differences between literary and commercial fiction).
• And here’s a post and an essay from Your Editor Nicola about joy, storytelling and what fiction is for.

In other news…
• Moonrat the Publishing House Editor gives a rundown of the pros and cons of trade publishing, indie publishing and self-publishing…
• … and Eric the Publishing House Sales Guy has a great timeline of what to do after you sell your book.
• We leave you with these thoughts from the great screenwriter, director and producer Billy Wilder — just as relevant to great fiction!

Yes, we’re still closed to sample edit requests, but we’re making our way through the Mountain Of Work (thank you to all our wonderful clients!) and will be open to sample edits before the end of the year. Really. To those who have inquired, thanks for your patience.

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!

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Posted by: Kelley