Backspace, a new online forum, puts writers face to virtual face with some of the biggest names in the book business.
(PRWEB) December 2, 2004 -- Frustrated with the lack of direction and the troublesome trolls that lurk on some online writers discussion boards, Chris Graham and Karen Dionne decided to form their own in April 2004. Once they created their ideal writers' forum, they discovered theyd filled a need for over 270 writers…and their membership keeps growing.
Its easy to understand Backspaces popularity. Through its guest speaker forum, members ask questions of some of the top people in the book industry. Guests include authors Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Chris Bohjalian, and Neil Gaiman; agents Jenny Bent, Dan Lazar, and Jeff Kleinman; and acquisitions editors, publicists, and book reviewers.
Backspaces homepage area (www.bksp.org) features an impressive collection of articles and publishing advice from top industry experts.
In addition to its ever-growing web presence, Backspace is sponsoring a real-world event, the 2005 Backspace Writers Conference, which will be held on June 2, 2005 in New York City with literary agent and long-time author advocate Richard Curtis as keynote speaker, and other bestselling authors, agents, and editors on the program. (www.BackspaceWritersConference.com)
Just like Publishers Marketplace is the definitive site for those in the publishing industry, Backspace: The Writer's Place is the best resource for writers," says agent Kristin Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency.
Backspace is a resource that I wish had been around 20 years ago, when I began to fumble my way through the biz. Visitors will find tons of frank discussions about what the whole mess of activities that's collectively known as "book publishing" is really like." -
Michael Blowhard, literary blogger
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