Community
Loose Id is more than just a publishing company.
We're dedicated to fostering a vibrant creative community
where authors, artists, readers, reviewers and staff
interact freely and informally. To help make that
possible, we've provided the resources below to help
our readers, authors, and employees connect with each
other.
Interactive Services
Keep in touch with the Loose Id community through
our Yahoo Groups. To chat with authors and readers,
join the Loose
Id Community group. The
Idbits group is for announcements of Loose Id
news and does not permit chat.
Writing Resources
As in any profession, writers should arm themselves
with all of the available information about the industry
in which they've decided to work. Though many of the
following links are not romance publishing specific,
they are still helpful in that you'll learn about
the publishing industry in general, what topics are
popular that might help you in your own writing, bookseller
news and a host of other relevant topics.
Articles
Coming Soon! Tips on writing from Loose Id's author
community.
Sites About the Writing Business
- Electronically
Published Internet Connection
- EPIC'S
Model Contract
- Contract
Red Flags
- Science Fiction
and Fantasy Writers of America
- SFWA - Writer
Beware
- SFWA
- The Business of Writing
- Romance
Writers of America
- Publisher's
Lunch—Through this site, you can sign
up to receive the regular Publishers Lunch e-mails
that detail deals made by authors and their agents,
including several romance authors, and other publishing
news.
- Send2Press
Publishing News—articles about the
industry
- Job
Bank Usa Book Publishing—more articles
- Association
of American Publishers—The Association
of American Publishers has links to various topics
regarding book publishing. For instance, one recent
article was "Publishers Applaud New Campaign for
Reader Privacy" which covered privacy issues involved
in the U.S. Patriot Act as they pertain to readers.
- Book Web—This
site's Bookselling This Week is targeted to booksellers,
but it's interesting nonetheless.
- Publisher's
Weekly—The teasers on this site make
you want to read the full articles, but in order
to do so you'll have to fork over $225 per year.
But if you've got it to spare, this will give you
access to the site's Web content as well as the
weekly magazine that comes in your mailbox.
- Robin
Owens' Free Your Artist—Robin D. Owens,
award-winning author of Heart Mate and Heart
Thief, maintains a collection of exercises,
links, and inspiration for writers and artists.
This wonderful site is updated monthly to provide
artistic seekers with light for their paths. When
writing gets hard (and when isn't it?), visit Robin's
site for a kickstart.
And don't forget the Market and Industry column
in eNotes and the Sold! feature in the Romance Writers
Report.
The Loose Id Family
At Loose Id, we've built a team of talented professionals.
We hope you'll visit the links below to learn more
about our family.
Authors
Visit the links below to learn more about your favorite
Loose Id authors. Many author sites feature contests,
free stories, and other goodies for readers.
Artists
You've enjoyed their exceptional cover art. For even
more visual treats, visit the web sites of Loose Id's
artistic team.
Editors
The talented editors of Loose Id help authors refine and polish their stories
to perfection.
- Raven McKnight,
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
- Lori-Lynne
Brown, Editor & Review Coordinator
- Erin Mullarkey
- Linda Kusiolek
- Maryam Salim
- Joslyn Cook
- Sherri Enoch
- Ansley Velarde
- Olivia Wong
- Barbara Marshall
- Catherine Gilbert
- Crystal Esau
- Katriena Knights
- Lynne Anderson
- Anne Curtis
Management
The Loose Id management team welcomes e-mail from
readers. Please know that although your comments are
very important to us, you may not receive a personal
reply due to the volume of e-mail we receive.
For customer service issues, you'll receive the fastest
response by following the instructions on our
Customer Service page.
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