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Hugo Award

What Do You Know About Award-Winning Editor Sheila E. Gilbert?

By Luis Ramos

July 21, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What Do You Know About Award-Winning Editor Sheila E. Gilbert?

Sheila E. Gilbert is just one example of how successful editors do things in the world of publishing. It is a treat to get into the mind of an award-winning editor, since most editors are very private and it’s difficult to find information on them. But they are the wizards who bring the best books to the market.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: accolades, acquisition, agents, award-winning, editor, edward willet, Hugo Award, interview, joshua pantalleresco, manuscripts, penguin group, pitching, Publishing industry, publishing press, Query letter, sheila gilbert, slush pile, unsolicited

Writing Excuses: notes on a podcast

By Sarah Hale

October 18, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Writing Excuses: notes on a podcast

Despite the fact that I’ve improved my tendency to procrastinate over the years, those tendencies can still lurk in the background and rear their ugly head. I recently discovered a Hugo Award-winning podcast relating to procrastination and writing. The podcast is titled, “Writing Excuses” (an instant attention grabber for me). It turns out that a […]

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