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the anatomy of editorial life (11/22) I’m sure there’s a fancier term to be used but I think of publishing as an exterior and an interior job. The interior parts called to me when I saw myself as an introverted book lover: hours and hours spent reading submissions; editing, or living inside, a manuscript; writing…
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Acquisitions and Editor Wish List I’m honored to work with talented authors who write upmarket and literary-plus fiction that truly run the gamut. I joke that I started out “in a dark place” by acquiring thriller, suspense, mystery, and horror (Sarah Langan’s Good Neighbors is what launched my list), but what I really love is…
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Preface / Writer’s Introduction
Hooray. I just graduated. Rather than write a reflection, which I still might do in the future, I thought I’d share the preface of my final thesis [a short story collection], in which I attempt to trace my roots and my writerly interests, and also predict my undetermined future as an emerging writer. I’m from a town…
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Fleeting thoughts : love, hate, and the MTA
Reminder about my Fleeting Thoughts series: releasing my imperfect, unfiltered words that often occur when my body is still, but my mind is racing.
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Keeping Sean Cononie Alive
Originally posted on Will Write For Food 2015: By Loan Le You’re not supposed to stick antibiotic capsules up your butt. You’re not supposed to drink eight to 10 cans of Monster Energy drink every day. And you’re definitely not supposed to pee 1 1/2 gallons of urine during a four-hour power sleep. But Sean…
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Letters to myself
A week before graduation (wow, six months ago?), a creative writing professor asked us to write letters to send to ourselves. I’d gotten mine in September, and it’s taped to the wall, right above my writing desk. Whenever I hit a writer’s block, I look up from my computer screen and stare at this letter.…
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College and Change
I loved my college experience, and don’t regret much, but there are still a few things that I wish I’d known from the beginning.
Loan Le 