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On Saturday, October 9, the San Diego County Library Book Festival will take place at the Encinitas Library.  The book festival is being billed as a "celebration of the written word" by the …

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There are a number of events this week: numerous author signings, a book club, and Oktoberfest in La Mesa, which brings out a bunch of children's authors.  The Oktoberfest events, along  with a …

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Melissa Marr likes San Diego.  In fact, she returns at every possible opportunity.  Marr's Wicked Lovely series is targeted at teens who enjoy supernatural fiction, a very popular market with teens …

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Writers have a love-hate relationship with literary agents.  Every writer would love to have an agent, but hates the idea of being rejected.  But what about the agents?  What do they get out of the …

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At the September meeting of Sisters in Crime, Linda Schroeder discussed the alternative routes now available to writers to publish their material.  Schroeder is a member of the Small Publishers …

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