Editor's View

View from Under the Book Pile is a new blog by Juliana Atkinson, who has worked as an acquisitions editor for major publishers. I think she should call her blog "Juliana Explains". Here she describes publishers' Frontlist, Backlist, and Evergreens (not the tree) in a May 28 entry. Earlier, on May 21, in "Author and Author Community" she sagely advised:

Building community with like-minded and writing authors is a good idea. The truth is that they aren't necessarily your competition, but a way to reach new readers. Book readers don't usually buy just one book in a genre or subject area they buy several--at least the ones who are more likely to recommend you to others. Use it is to your advantage.

[Tectags: writers publishing community]

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