From Blogger to Author
How bloggers get book deals and what this means for publishing
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| Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan author Apartment Therapy |
Kate Lee literary agent, ICM |
Michael Malice founding editor and co-author, Overheard in New York |
Laura Mazer managing editor, Seal Press |
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| Julie Powell author Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously |
Robert Rummel-Hudson author Schuyler's Monster |
Rachel Kramer Bussel
(moderator) freelance writer and blogger |
Table of Contents
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Highlights from the Panel 
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| 1. | Intros and how these blogs became books
From career disillusionment to the addiction of an online journal, the panelists explain what drove them to write. |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 2. | When did publishing begin to take blogs seriously?
Plus, the importance of a Web presence in a book proposal. |
10:00 | 19 MB | 3. | Blogging's instant gratification vs. authoring's relative silence
Blogging can be freeing; feedback can be brutal. |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 4. | Do most bloggers have unrealistic expectations?
A profile in the New York Times can guarantee a book deal, but how does everyone else get an agent's attention? |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 5. | Prospects for fiction writers, handling publicity, and advice
for bloggers who want to publish books
Plus, how to manage oversaturation while creating buzz. |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 6. | More advice and mistakes to avoid
The importance of having a good agent. |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 7. | Panelists disagree on getting an agent vs. contacting publishing
houses directly
The role of an old-fashioned, proofread query letter. |
10:00 | 19 MB |
| 8. | Audience questions: Web traffic or buzz? Is the era of the
blogger/author over?
Plus, is there a book market for bloggers who work as a team? |
8:49 | 17 MB |
