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4 oz. Jar
MagniLife relaxing leg cream soothes the uncomfortable sensations that make it difficult to fall asleep. A must have when your legs just won't stay still.
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- Reviews (58)
- Ingredients and Directions
- Frequently Asked Questions
Is it time for bed but your body is keeping you awake? Calm the discomfort and restlessness so you can relax and get the sleep you need.
- Calms and relaxes unpleasant sensations in the legs
- Nighttime sleep aid helps with difficulty falling asleep
- No known side effects
- Non-greasy, deep penetrating cream
- Topical formula works quickly on the spot to relieve sleeplessness and restless tossing
Trouble relaxing at bedtime? Discomforting pain in your legs can cause restless tossing and make it difficult to fall asleep. Relaxing Leg Cream provides fast relief on the spot for unpleasant sensations, pain, and discomfort that may be interfering with much needed sleep. Non-Greasy formula is ideal for sensitive skin and contains no petroleum, mineral oils, dyes, or fragrances. A must-have when your legs just won't stay still.
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58 reviews for RELAXING LEG CREAM
I have restless leg syndrome and have found this cream to work extremely well and quickly. I would recommend it to others.
It is awesome!!!! It calms my restless legs and I can get a good night's sleep now.
excellent product, really helps with leg pain and discomfort. Have recommended this product to friends.
This cream for RLS is wonderful. I have been using it for several years and recommend it highly. I have taking different medications but none work as well as Magni Life's Relaxing Leg Cream. I always order the PM because this is when I experience the RLS the most. I just wish the jars were larger and held more cream in them. Using on a nightly basis, the 3 jars do not last very long.
Please do not stop making this product because it has been my salvation.
I have had restless legs for a very long and have tried many products in the past but with no relief. I tried this product a few months ago and it is amazing within a few minutes my restless legs calmed and I was able to sleep. You won't be disappointed!
This cream is very helpful toward easing my leg pain at night.. I had full knee replacement surgery and varicose veins to be treated. I found the Leg and Back relief more effective during the day .
This cream is excellent! I wake up after a peaceful night sleep, with little pain
So far this seems to be working really well. Have used it about 4 times and have gotten great relief!
This is one of the best products on the market . It works it really works
After months of having restless leg syndrome and keeping my husband awake at night and I was exhausted from not sleeping. I was in tears not knowing what to do next. My husband went to fill and RX and found Relaxing Leg Cream and I never thought that a cream could help my situation. I told him NO cream was going to help me… He insisted and bought it anyway, and I put it on the first night and fell right to sleep.
This cream is a miracle and would suggest this to anyone who can not sleep due to restless leg syndrome…
Thank you!
Works immediately for my leg, toes, and foot cramps!! Best thing that has come out on the market and I have not been disappointed!!
works very fast thank you.
This product is far exceeding my expectations. I've been plagued with nervous legs, especially at bedtime for decades. Tried this on a fluke and the first night it worked 110%. My husband who doubts all products tried it and he couldn't believe it 110%. We now bought some for his Mom and several of my friends. Thank you so much for making this product
My fiancé suffers from restless leg syndrome, it's something he's battled since I met him. But this cream is liquid gold. He rubs on a thin layer on his legs at bedtime and it stops his legs from popping and twitching and let's him fall asleep faster. I recommend it to anyone I hear talking about RLS. Container is a nice size and lasts at least a month if not longer for my guy.
Works great for RLS. Used in combo with the relaxing legs works wonders. Great night sleep.
I suffer from RLS and use this all the time! I love how well it keeps my legs feeling… but the best part is that it is natural. I used this on my kindergarteners legs when he said he was having leg pain at night. He instantly calmed down and fell asleep!! Yay!!
This Leg Cream is amazing. I put it on the first sign of leg pain from restless leg and it calms it down in just minutes and able to sleep restfully the rest of the night. No more suffering having this cream next to my bed at night.
Didn't do anything for me apart from bring my leg out in an itchy rash, had to wash off immediately. Disappointed after reading the reviews.
I work on my feet all day, so sometimes when I get home, my legs just don't want to stop. I'll lay on the couch and they are so restless it is very uncomfortable and I find myself constantly moving just to get comfortable. I started using this as soon as I feel the restlessness kick in and within a few minutes it has stopped. This cream has made it so I sleep better at night because my legs aren't going crazy all the time. If you have RLS, give this a try!
This leg cream has helped me so much. I have had such discomfort in my legs, especially at bedtime. I decided to give this cream a try. I put it on every night before bed on the area where I experience the discomfort and weird sensations. It has helped relieve this discomfort and I am able to sleep again. I also like that there is no odor and it's not greasy. GREAT PRODUCT!
I'm so glad I have this product. My issue is not so much that I have restless legs while I sleep, but mostly when I stand for long periods of time. When I know I will be standing for a while, I can just put this on my legs and I will be comfortable. AMAZING!
I am a runner and go to the gym regularly, so my legs often ache at night. This product helps soothes my legs without offensive smells and a pleasant texture. I recommend you try this product if you have issues with leg pains that prevent you from sleeping well at night.
I struggle with restless legs. And the cream truly does help quickly to get rid of the cramping and aching.
This product is great, especially when used with Relaxing Legs tablets. The combination of the two was 100% relief.
I've dealt with RLS for years and years. It's always much worse around hormone changes monthly for me. This cream goes on smoothly and absorbs well. It has helped my RLS symptoms tremendously. I'm a big fan of this cream and it saves me from having to take prescription drugs that come with a host of unpleasant side effects. Thank you for making this product!
I received this product as part of a promotion and immediately thought about my stepmother who has been suffering from restless leg syndrome for years. Every time I visit she is up throughout the night unable to sleep due to the never ending tingling and pain she experiences. On my last visit, I brought her this cream to test out. She was hesitant as she had been unable to find anything in the past that worked for any extended amount of time. She will NOT stop raving about how well she has slept since starting to use this leg cream! She uses most every night and has started having the best quality sleep in forever. After I heard how well her experience was, I, too began to use for myself as I have recently started with some of the same symptoms of restless leg. While I don't have much to compare to as my stepmom does, I can honestly say I am extremely pleased with how well it has worked for me too! What a great product that is true to its name. I'm sold!
This cream has been great for those nights when my legs fall asleep. I like to sit on my floor and, often on my legs and I cause them great discomfort. But this cream has helped me when I do that! It relieves the pain and helps them wake up, in a sense. Great product!
Ever since our son was born 3.5 years ago, my wife has had a chronic issue where her legs tingle and fall asleep at night – stopping her from sleeping or waking her up (and me too since I have to massage her legs). She also gets this shooting pain from her lower back down her leg. The doctors didn't have any solution except ibuprofen "and don't sleep on her side". 3.5 years of ibuprofen every single day…. I swear the night we first tried this cream was one of the best nights we've had. She couldn't stop talking about how she finally got some sleep. After a few nights of using the cream, she now only has to use it about once a week. This cream is like my (and her) favorite thing ever. No joke and no exaggeration. We love it!
I got this for my mom. Her RLS problem had been terrible until she started using this cream. She has tried numerous sprays, creams, and prescriptions, but only this product works for her. The smell does not bother her at all (and she have a very sensitive nose). Be sure to apply generously and rub into skin.
This cream is amazing! I put a little on before bed every night, and my legs feel completely relaxed! I was skeptical at first, but it really does work. The smell is kind of strong at first, but not bothersome once I put it on. A little goes a long way, too! I've been using it for a little over a month and I still have most of the canister left! Definitely recommend!
Magnilife Relaxing Leg Cream has been a big help for my discomfort and pain in my legs due to muscle cramps and stiffness at night. It also helps my tired feet. I massage a small amount to my legs and feet and it does help blood circulation in my legs preventing those terrible leg cramps. I like that it is not greasy and does not stain my sheets. It feels very light and it penetrates deep into my skin without leaving any residue. The scent is actually very pleasing – almost like eucalyptus and mint. I take a lot of medication, so it is nice that for once I can relieve my pain with this wonderful cream instead of taking more pills.
I am a big fan of Magnilife Products. I have severe ortho-arthritis in my knees and my legs are always crampy and stiff especially when I go to sleep. I feel restless and I can't get comfortable because of the pain and discomfort in my legs. I also have cramping problems in the middle of the night. I apply this cream before I go to bed on my legs and around my knees. I like that this product is not greasy and does not stain my sheets. It penetrates my skin without leaving any residue. I feel that massaging my legs at night with this cream helps stimulate my blood circulation. I have been using this products now for several weeks and I can say that I have felt much better and less restless and pain. I also love the scent. It smells like eucalyptus and mint. Love it.
My husband saw the advertisement in the AARP flier we get in the mail. We immediately set out to find it. If it worked as good as it said it did I wanted it NOW. We found it in Rite-Aid Drug store. From the first night it worked. I've had RLS since I was a young girl, I'll be 70 in Febuary, so to find this cream is truly a miracle.
A few years ago, the doctor put my sweetheart on a new diabetic medication. Within a short time of starting to use it, I noticed his arms and legs often twitched and jerked at night, leaving him exhausted in the morning. Since the new medicine worked incredibly well on his diabetes, discontinuing its use wasn't an option. This cream has been an incredible find. Now we both get a good night sleep.
Bought for my daughter and she luvs it.she says she sleeps all night without waking up.
I have used this cream for several years, works GREAT !! Don't know what I would do without it.
I am not sure how it works, but it does. I frequently have RLS, so I put the cream on and shortly afterward, my less are no longer bothering me.
I received a free product to test. I've has a restful few weeks since I got this cream. I can feel the tingling before bed that signals it is going to be a restless night. I keep this close by to stop the restless sensations. It has improved my sleep, and I especially like that is topical and not a pill. It works quickly for me, within a few minutes.
This has helped so much and I couldn't be happier, I can finally sleep again. Laying in bed not being able to fall asleep because you feel like you need to move your legs is a horrible feeling. Nothing has seemed to help. I love that this is all natural, the medications they prescribe seem to make me always feel tired, so I was looking for a homeopathic alternative. I am getting so much more sleep than I usually do which has also greatly improved my mood, glad I tried it.
I have suffered with overly severe RLS for over 35 years. Meds no longer work. I have it day and night as soon as I sit down. Many nights leaned over kitchen counter to close my eyes a bit I was so tired I just cried.
I put your cream on both legs and feet and on my lower spine out into the hips because I get the feeling in that area also. It works wonders. After about 10 minutes I realize that the miserable feelings are gone. Do have to re-apply toward morning but at least I am in bed getting sleep I need and can now sit and read a book during the day. This is the miracle I have been praying for!
I started using the leg cream about one year ago after trying a lot of different things. It was the best thing ever I use every night before bedtime and I sleep all night. This is the best thing for my restless legs. No drugs just rub it in on my legs and it gives me the relief that I needed. Great product I love it. Thanks
Great product. It works. I don't take any restless leg medicine.
Just gave some to my sister. She is taking medicine, but may stop now that she had tried this product.
I am 25 years old and i have been a waitress for 3 years now working 9-13 hour shifts. (Let me aslo just tell yall i pinched my sciatic nerve when i was 16 and has progressively gotten worse.) About a year ago, i would have trouble falling asleep. My legs hurt, the sciatic nerve now hurts me from my neck to my calf. Its like even in bed, my legs wanted to continue working. I could not stop moving them. They were moving themselves! I found this cream and immediately that same night i put the cream on. I just couldn't wait. It is a miracle. I have been using it for about a year now. Fantastic. I absolutely love it.
I have been suffering from RLS since I was 17 and I am 32 now. I had been on a prescription to tame my restless legs but had to quit getting it because I lost my insurance. From 26 until now I just dealt with my RLS. I started using this cream 3 nights ago and it has worked WONDERS already. 5 stars across the board from me. 😀 Highly recommend.
Just been using it a week and it really help with the leg pain
I have been using this cream only when needed for about 4 years now. I swear by it. It helps me because the RLS only comes on about 9PM at night and if I cannot walk it off or stretch my calves enough I use the cream. It is cool and soothing I massage it only on my calves and it really helps. I love the product.
I have MS and have problems with my legs at night. I tried your product about a year ago and have been using it since. It is truly a magic c ream as it calms my legs as soon as I put it on. Thank you very much for this product.
I have been using Magnilife Relaxing Leg Cream over 5 months, and I truly recommend it. It is so worth it for anyone with restless leg syndrome. I actually know when I have forgotten to put it on at night. Try it!
a friend saw an advertisement for this product & gave it to me knowing that i had such a problem with RLS. Am i glad or what???? I get quick relief & haven't had to take any pills. sometimes my arms act like my legs & put the cream on them too. thank you so much for this great product!!!!
I've had restless legs for a few years now, bad enough that it was causing me chronic sleep deprivation. My quality of life was pretty poor. It's usually one leg or the other, a tingling feeling in foot & leg and have to keep moving them. Tried the little white pills with mixed success, and you're supposed to take those six times a day – what a hassle! This product works, and the effect is immediate. It is a Godsend!
I would say it is a magic cream for stopping involuntary leg moving.
My mother told me this morning that her legs were calm at night when she put the cream over the legs before go to the bed.
I have been seeking treatments for months for her, 94-y old and suffering involuntary movement at night since 5 months ago.
It's miracle!!!
Been using it for 2 months now and it's taken care of the RLS. I apply it when the symptoms occur prior to bedtime. If I'm awakened during sleep it takes only a few minutes to get relief. What a Godsend!
I have been using this product for close to a year. Usually wait until I need it, but if I am really tired I go ahead and use it before going to bed so I don't have to be concerned about needing it just as I am dozing off. Works great. I get the restless feeling mostly in my thighs and only started getting it about a year ago. I found it in Walgreens and especially like it because it is not a pill. Now I can't find it anywhere! I am 1/2 through my last jar so ordering more direct, do not want to be without this product!!
I suffered for years with restless leg. My father has the same problem. My doctor kept changing my meds because they only worked for a while the stopped. I would be up all night walking the floor and crying because I had to work the next day. Finally got mad and started searching the net for some type of relief. Ran across Magnilife and read the reviews. Still wasn't sure but decided to give it a try. First night or two still had a few twitches. Have been using for over a month. I now sleep all night with no twitching, itching or pulling. This stuff is a miracle.
I have been using this product for over a year now every night before going to bed. What a difference it makes in being able to relax and go to sleep. I will never be without it!
Active Ingredients
Inactive ingredients
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Joice, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Benzocaine HCL, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Lavendula Angustifolia (Lavender Oil), Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Cananga Odorata Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobillis Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Folic Acid, Rentinyl Plamitate (Vitamin A), Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol, Laureth-7, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
Generously apply and massage into legs and feet before bedtime. Reapply if necessary.
- Keep out of reach of children
- For external use only
- Avoid contact with eyes
- If symptoms persist for more than 7 days or worsen, consult your physician
- Do not use on open wounds, cuts, damaged, or infected skin
How do I use this product?
Generously apply and massage into legs and feet before bedtime. Reapply if necessary. Use regularly to achieve best results.
Can I use this cream on other areas besides my legs?
Yes, many people find it also helps with the uncomfortable sensations in their arms and feet.*
How often do I need to use this?
That depends on your needs. Some people apply the cream every evening before bed, and others only use it when they feel discomfort or have trouble sleeping.*
Will this cream stain my clothes?
No, the non-greasy formula absorbs completely, and there are no dyes.
My arms sometimes have the same tingling feeling my legs get, can I use this product on my arms too?
Yes, you can use the MagniLife Relaxing Leg Cream on your hands and arms to get the same great relief you experience for your legs.*
What color and consistency is this cream supposed to be?
This cream has been described as a normal white lotion color and has a lotion texture to it but dries without any residue.


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Aromatherapy history dates back a long time ago and is both an art and a science. It has been used for psychological and physical benefits for thousands of years. Aromatherapy is defined as the use of aromatic compounds derived from plants. These are compounds that, in nature, would evaporate freely, travel through the air, and be breathed and smelled by humans and animals. Whether the aromatic compounds are in the form of essential oils or whole plant extracts, they retain a lot of the plants' beneficial elements and this is why aromatherapy is such a common and effective wellness practice!
There is no clear indication of where in the world aromatherapy originated, but it has been used in many different cultures throughout history. The Egyptians developed pots to distill essential oils from plants. They used these oils in their embalming processes, because of both their pleasant smell and their antibacterial properties.
Aromatherapy was also used often in Chinese medicine and the Indian Ayurvedic practices. One notable example is chaulmoogra oil, which was a common pre-modern treatment for leprosy. It is also thought that these cultures were the first to use essential oils for mood enhancement.
The Greeks inherited the use of aromatherapy from the Egyptians. Hippocrates, who is considered the "father of medicine", believed in holistic healing, and used aromatherapy massage in his treatments. This practice was passed on to the Romans, who also put a lot of stock in hygiene and fragrance as elements of personal health.
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Around the same time, the Arabian Empire was growing, and drawing influence from the Chinese and Indian aromatherapy practices. An Alchemist named Avicenna came up with the refrigerated coil component of distillation and is thus credited with perfecting the distillation process for essential oils. This process, although basic, is very similar to the one we still use today.
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The period following the fall of the Roman Empire was known as the Dark Ages. During this time aromatics were used mostly to get rid of foul body odor in an alternative to bathing, because the church regarded bathing as a sinful practice. After the Dark Ages came to the Renaissance, during which the holistic healing method became trendy again.
Plants continued to be used medicinally throughout the Middle Ages. Two published works that provide evidence for this are The Herball (also known as The General Historie of Plantes), the first published plant catalog written in 1597 by John Gerard, and The English Physician, a 1652 book by Nicholas Culpeper which described the use of essential oils and plants as remedies.
20th Century and Modern Times
The name "aromatherapy" was created by a French chemist, Rene-Marice Gattefosse, in 1937. He suffered a burn in 1910 and discovered that lavender oil was a helpful remedy. Jean Valnet, a French surgeon, also used essential oils during World War II to help treat injured soldiers.
In the 1950's, an Austrian biochemist named Marguerite Maury became interested in aromatherapy and used vegetable carrier oils to dilute essential oils for topical use in massages. She was also the first person to prescribe custom blends of essential oils that met the individual health needs of her massage clients.
In 1977, the first aromatherapy book in English, The Art of Aromatherapy, was written by Robert Tisserand. This book became the basis for many other works on aromatherapy. Since the late 1970s, holistic health has become a popular and respected form of medical practice. Aromatherapy and its proven health benefits have arguably been a driving force behind this trend.
In the 21st Century the concepts of Paleo Air® and Terpene Deficiency Syndrome were introduced, and portable, personal essential oil diffusers were made available.
The above are just a few milestones in the history of aromatherapy. They should give you an idea of the impact essential oils have had across the world and throughout history.


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Little baby after a round of tuna meals, sponge wipes and cosy crate rest.
Does he look better now???
Link to his rescue pic – ( 4 days ago!)
Little baby after a round of tuna meals, sponge wipes and cosy crate rest.
Does he look better now???
Link to his rescue pic – ( 4 days ago!)
Just when i thought i was done rescuing ( at least till we move to a bigger house ) I got a call about kittens stuck in a drain pipe.
Reluctantly, i went along, knowing fully well that they rarely make it out of this situation alive.
Only one baby made it out alive, fragile and hurt, but alive. The tiger was stuck for 4 long days without food or water, all of 20 days of age, his angels were truly watching out for him. We got him cleaned up and took him to Doctor Cat. His tiny body is full of abrasions, debris and malnourished.
The vet has started him on a precautionary dose of Augmentine ( anti-biotic ) to prevent septic shock and needless to say the little one came home.
He eats Kitten Milk Replacement formula and Whiskas Junior Tuna pouches.
His eyes have just about opened and he's loving his new surroundings.
He will be up for adoption once he fully recovers and starts his vaccinations. Until then, foster dogs siblings are keeping him busy wagging their tails at the little kitty baby!
Wish him love and luck!
I have some great news.
This X-mas has given us so much to be happy for, Brownie Pup went to his forever home, and his mumma sent me a photo of their X-mas celebrations, i'm sharing it here, our boy LOVES to sleep on the couch, play with Smokie his Indy Sister and EAT LOTS.
Doesn't he look cute with his X-mas hat sitting with his loving mumma? 🙂
And then.. On X-mas day we played Santa-Paws to all the street doggies, feeding them up with Pedigree and biscuits ( which is a daily affair.. 🙂 ) when we found this lil munchkin who joined our street babies for the evening meal.
Say hello to the newest foster baby, she's undergoing treatment for some bad skin, gotten de-wormed and will be vaccinated soon. She LOVES to eat and is quite the brat.
Here is proof 😀
Annnd i've been waiting for some good news before i post on this, we found an abandoned labrador lying on the road unable to move, after a whole bunch of tests we were relieved there were no broken bones, but she is still unable to move her hind legs and stand up; a possible spinal compression has paralyzed her hind legs.
After days of therapy, she stood..for a whole minute… WE ARE SO SO PROUD OF HER… it will take a while..we are not even sure, but we have so much hope now that she will be able to stand and walk soon.
Here are some photos of our angel
I can't wait for her to get discharged from the vet clinic and come home 🙂
Merry Christmas and a happy new year y'all 🙂
Hug your animals!!!
On my way back home after a lonng day, at the signal we saw a scrawny pup scavenge for food.
Heart wouldn't allow us to drive away, so we picked up the little bundle, got her home, cleaned her up and gave her a hot meal.
Boy did she love it.
Coffee beans is now for adoption. She loves the company of other dogs and an occasional bird ! 😛
LOVES her food! and hates being alone for long durations!
Tired and scared, we found a pedigreed pup running on the streets last night, he was chased away by the watchmen of palatial mansions and finally settled to rummage in the community garbage bin when we picked him up.
It was almost 10pm when we got him and he just had to get to safety, there was no way a pup who was once fed and sheltered could survive on the streets.
He looks like a doberman/ coonhound mix pup and totally terrified of humans.
He hungrily ate the chicken cooked at home for our dogs and slept in bursts, howling whenever i left him alone.
The next adoption drive is at the end of this month, send good thoughts for little Dobby please 🙂
We hope he gets a wonderful home and forgets his past 🙂
The previous post has a photo of Scooter aka Scooty boy, my rescue baby who didn't get adopted at the adoption drive.
Happy to say he is officially Brat #2 and chilling at home with Coco
Meanwhile, a tiny calico kitty named June was found in the building, being hit by some cruel kids.
What do parents teach their kids now anyway!!!??! argg!!
So she's home, had a lil health scare yesterday but alls fine 🙂
Another month another rescue.
Little Chilli, found wandering on the streets, completely dehydrated and tired,
she's at a private hospital now and will be there until she regains her health.
She ate well and slept peacefully.
Photos soon
Its April 6 and i am waaay behind my work!
Should get cracking! Meanwhile, the zoo-ish experience ( as my dad puts it ) is really fun!
Animal lovers should consider fostering a pet in need. The two monsters are happily frolicking around the terrace while my lab dolefully watches.
and to think a week ago, they were nothing but nobodys on the street.
Ah well, todays a saturday and that means only one thing – UNLIMITED COFFEE ❤
Dont i just need an excuse to go to the mall and dive into endless cups of CBTL 😉
Until next time
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With the launch of Apple's iPad 2 expected to come in the next month or so a new piece of information suggests that the tablet is going to have a 1.2GHz dual core processor packed into it.
Of course, we have been hearing about rumoured features of the latest generation of the iPad for a while, and this current comes from a Concord Securities analyst who states that the official specification show the details of the processor and a 9th of February release date. The rogue analyst goes on to say that the iPad 2 will have 512MB of RAM but that it won't have a HD display.
The rumour about the processor makes it sound as though the latest Apple device will be able to out muscle the recently launched Android driven Motorola Xoom, although the battery life would be presumably be hit by having a more powerful processor on board.
Other snippets of gossip recently have suggested that the device will have near field communication and quadruple resolution on it. It is unlikely that all of rumours will be true so we will just to wait and see the full list of features once it is actually publicly unveiled.
Speaking of the unveiling, we have seen various dates flung about and while the 9th of February seems excitingly close there is still no official word from Apple to make us believe that this will be the big day when the doubts are finally dispelled. However, most talk so far has been of a February or March launch and an April "in store" release so it could make sense.
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Quick! Where's the nearest library?
One of the more believable plot points in a recent, not-so-believable disaster movie was the notion that a group of survivors fleeing imminent doom might seek refuge within the halls of the New York Public Library. Lofty-columned civic monuments or modest suburban storefronts, public libraries are natural havens. There's something cozy and reassuring about being surrounded by so many books. And all that accumulated wisdom comes in handy if you're faced with saving humanity from total destruction.
Of course, a library is just a great place to hang out on a lazy Saturday, too — when the only immediate threat to humanity is the brain-wilting heat of late summer.
Okay, but they made me turn off my smartphone . . .
No problem. Safe in the blessedly conditioned air of your local library, put thoughts of global catastrophe aside and indulge in some old-fashioned, non-virtual, random browsing. Be your own search engine, powered by whatever internal algorithm causes you to reach for one book over the other. Is it a keyword in the title? ("Ghost" gets me every time.) A picture of a horse on the jacket? A funky typeface? Are you partial to chubby books . . . or skinny ones? Treasures await!
It was the colorful jacket that drew me as a child to one particular treasure: The 21 Balloons, by William Pène du Bois. These were the days before publishers started stamping gold and silver medallions on book covers — I didn't realize The 21 Balloons had won the Newbery Medal (in 1948). It was a book I had found on my own. My discovery. That's the real joy of random browsing.
Focus. I need focus.
So, what if you're uncomfortable with all this randomness? I'm glad you asked! Although if you are (or used to be) the kind of geeky kid I was, the answer should be obvious: a library scavenger hunt!
Think of it as a set of search parameters. Give yourself some instructions to follow, and see what you find. My ten "rules" are listed below. Feel free to use those, or make up your own. I staked out the Juvenile (middle-grade) fiction section as my territory — nothing beats good ol' alpha-by-author for ensuring a healthy mix of subject matter and genre. And remember, you don't have to start with "A" and work your way through the stacks . . . unless you want to.
There are no correct answers; everyone's collection of finds will be different. But there will be a winner! Keep reading for details about the Random Giveaway — and happy scavenging!


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'Lips as Red as the Rose and Hair as Gold as Sunshine'
'Lips as red as the rose and hair as gold as sunshine…' These were the instructions I received from my granddaughter with regard to the design of cake she wanted for her 6th birthday. She wanted a 'Sleeping Beauty' cake and obviously had in mind the Disney Princesses Sleeping Beauty because she is well into the Disney Princesses.
The cake concept was not going to be too much of a problem…but the breathtakingly beautiful slumbering princess…well, that was going to be a toughie!!
Surely I could dazzle a six year old girl with a grand, scroll encrusted and gilded bed with frilled and flounced bedding fit for a Princess…and she might not notice the girl herself was feeling a little below par!!
Truth to tell – she was not a beauty…she was definitely rather 'homely'! In fact, I ended up calling her Medusa…which amused the adults but thankfully went over my granddaughter's head!
Still – considering she was all moulded free hand from sugarpaste I don't think I did too badly!
The whole thing was, in fact, edible. The head and foot of the bed were made from sugarpaste and the scroll work was done in royal icing which gave the strength needed to 'build' the freestanding bed ends. The gilding was also an edible food colour. All the rest was madeira sponge cake and coloured sugarpaste icing. Just because a thing is edible, however, doesn't mean that it necessarily should be eaten (…not if you value your teeth in this case because the royal icing was really hard!) I did think that she might want to keep some bits of the cake – like the bed head and Sleeping Beauty, for a while, as a memento – and sugarpaste does keep quite well so long as it is kept in a dry place.
However, talking to my daughter this morning I was told that everyone liked the cake and during the evening Bethany had started eating Sleeping Beauty's dress….later on the skirt was gone and one of the legs was missing….then there was nothing below the waist. Before bedtime there was a bite mark in the back of her head…and this morning her face had been bitten off!!
I'm not quite sure if that means she was just too hideous to leave lying around or that she was just too gorgeous to be left uneaten!!…but there certainly wasn't any sentimental attachment formed there!!
Still, I'm glad her stomach loved her – even if her heart didn't!!


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Crown Promenade, Melbourne
Located in Melbourne's vibrant Southbank entertainment precinct along the Yarra river, the Crown Conference Centre is a state-of-the-art event venue. 24 kilometres from Melbourne Airport, Crown is easily accessible by car, bus or taxi, and is within walking distance of the CBD. For accommodation at the Crown Promenade, please see information below.


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Setup an Nginx Proxy for a Node.js App
Learn how to setup an Nginx proxy server that sits in front of a Node.js app. You can use a proxy to control the flow of frontend requests hitting your app, as well as to achieve better performance and scalability. We'll create a sample Node.js app and configure a default Nginx configuration file to proxy web requests.


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Keep Cross Weird Photos Set 1: Race
I've been down here in Texas since last Tuesday with the expressed reason for the trip being last Thursday's Keep Cross Weird event, thrown in conjunction with our buddy and Austin local, John Watson of Prolly is Not Probably. Stoked to report that things were indeed kept weird, and the event went off with nary a hitch.
During course setup I became worried that the course was way too technical, as I always opt to keep any night races as smooth as possible, but in spite of a gnarly technical descent and the possibility of flying off the singletrack into cactus, there were few casualties and all seemed to have a great time.
After the race we all headed out to Yellow Jacket Social Club where a keg had been procured with the race money, and proceeded to get down.
As always with Bandit Cross, the outpouring of positivity and good will from the participants, made me very grateful to be involved in the cycling community and to have the opportunity to come down and soak up the vibes of the Austin folks. Also super stoked to report that the All-City support is strong down here, with our homies at Cycleast and Beat The Clock leading the charge.
Thanks to all who came out and threw down.
Here is the first sampling of photos from the night from my vantage point.
party photos and portraits to come, if you're feeling antsy, check out the set on our Flickr


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Why Books are Rejected
Books are rejected for two main reasons:
- The editor (or agent) doesn't connect with the voice.
- The editor doesn't connect with the character.
In this video, we explain how writers can revise their pitches and query letters to appeal to literary agents and editors. We cover fiction, practical non-fiction, narrative non-fiction, and memoir.
Click here to watch the video.
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How to Publish Books in Different Genres: Roxanna Elden on Books, Dogs, Kids and Agents
We first met Roxanna Elden at Miami Dade College where we were teaching a class on publishing. From the second she opened her mouth (which she did frequently) it was obvious she was a published author waiting to happen. She asked so many questions. And they were good questions. She was funny, she was engaged, and she had a great idea for a book. In fact, after many trials and tribulations, she got that book published, and now she has a second book coming out. So we thought we'd check in on her and see how the process went.
To read the full interview on the Huffington Post, click here.
The Book Doctors: After the success of your first book, See Me After Class, what made you want to write a picture book for kids?
Roxanna Elden: The idea came from watching my dog, Rudy, as he adjusted to having a new baby human in the house. Like a lot of dogs, Rudy was the "baby" of our family before we had kids. Ever since, he's had to deal with all kinds of indignities–pulled ears, missed walks, and lots of interruptions to his couch naps. And, of course, he has had to learn to share the spotlight. A little after Rudy's first new human was born, I was suffering pangs of "pet parent guilt," and called my friend, Ginger. She already had two kids at the time, and she noted the similarities between Rudy's situation and what older siblings go through when a baby comes along. She also just happens to be one of the Chicago-land area's top illustrators. By the end of that conversation we had a book in the works.
TBD: Since your first book was nonfiction, did you have to find a new agent, develop new social media outlets, or find a new publisher?
RE: Same agent: magnificent Rita Rosenkranz. New publisher: marvelous Sky Pony Press. There is a bit of crossover from the audience of See Me After Class, because some elementary teachers have told me that they're reading the book with their students, and high school writing teachers sometimes do picture book projects. And, of course, lots of teachers are moms and dads and dog lovers. We are in the process of posting lesson materials on a popular lesson-sharing site called Teachers Pay Teachers. Despite the name of the site, everything in Rudy the Dog's "store" will be free.
TBD: Obviously your two books are in very different categories, but what did you learn from your first book that you were able to apply to this new book?
RE: The whole publishing process, from pitching the book to working with editors to looking for ways to connect with readers, was actually similar for both books. The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published was my road map through the process the first time, saving me years of trial and error. For this book, I reread the sections I needed to review and also ordered a copy for Ginger. The main lesson I learned from my first publishing experience is that marketing a book is (a) ongoing, and (b) unpredictable. With See Me After Class, I've done hundreds of different things over the past ten years to get the book into the hands of teachers who would love and benefit from it. These efforts ranged from epic to tiny, and the results ranged from total wash to big break. There hasn't been a recognizable pattern. For authors, if you do 100 things and only 6 pay off, the temptation is to wish you could have saved the time of doing the other 94 things. But it's important to remember that what "worked" wasn't the six lucky breaks you got. It was the fact that you tried 100 different approaches.
TBD: How did you go about getting your book deal for your new book?
RE: Our agent, Rita Rosenkranz, showed it to Jenny Pierson at Sky Pony, and she made an offer on it immediately. Having gone through the publishing process already, I knew this was pretty rare. We all had a conversation and by the end of it, Ginger and I both agreed that Sky Pony would be a great fit for the book.
TBD: How are you planning to promote and market this book?
RE: We have a website, www.rudythedog.net, where people can sign up to have Rudy send birthday cards to their favorite little humans and pet birthday cards to their pets. Also, because Rudy the canine-narrator is based on my real-life dog, we made a stamp out of Rudy's paw so he can "paw-tograph" books at book signings. We've authorized kids in six different cities to be paw-thorized paw-tograhers. They have a stamp and a notarized letter that lets them sign copies on behalf of Rudy. And I spend more time than I'd like to admit thinking of dog-related puns.
TBD: Have you learned anything about picture books from being a teacher?
RE: No one knows better than teachers how important it is to read to kids as often and as early as possible. I'm hoping that as both a teacher and children's book author, I can find creative ways to help more parents read to their children in ways that encourage a love of books and develop early reading skills. We've already put a reading guide on the website that describe some skills any adult can help kids develop, and we're working on more materials now.
TBD: What was it like working with an illustrator?
RE: In most cases, the publisher buys the book and then chooses the illustrator, so our experience is unusual, but in this case I pitched the book as a team with illustrator, Ginger Seehafer. The two of us are longtime friends–we met about 20 years ago as the only female caricature artists at a Six Flags theme park. That was the end of my career as an artist, but Ginger went on to become a top professional illustrator, doing work for big companies like Glade, Tropicana, and Hotels.com, all the way down to small companies just getting started. She had done my sample cover art when I was pitching See Me After Class, so I knew how good she was at turning verbal ideas into pictures without losing anything in translation. While discussing the book, we kicked ideas back and forth in both text and visual form until we came up with a final product. My description or text might spark an idea for Ginger, or she might send a picture that gave me an idea for a line in the book.
TBD: How did you determine how much text and how much picture would be on every page?
RE: We have a pretty good sample size of kids in the 2-6 year old age range, so for early drafts we just thought about what they would understand. Then we worked with the editors at Sky Pony, Jenny Pierson and Julie Matysik, who had experience with children's books and helped get the book into its final form.
TBD: What you want readers to take away from this book?
RE: We hope it will help older siblings adjust to having a new baby in the house–and reassure them that it's okay to have mixed feelings about sharing attention with another little human. (From what I've heard, I was horrible when my sister was born, and now we are best friends.) We also want to calm the nerves of new parents whose dogs used to be the baby of the family and who are now experiencing "pet parent guilt" as they find themselves juggling vet and pediatrician visits, dog feeding and baby feeding, and yeah… maybe have forgotten to clip the dog's nails for a while, okay?
TBD: We hate to ask you this, but what advice do you have for picture book writers?
RE: Young children read books differently than adults do. Adults form a mental picture of the action as they read the words. Kids mostly look at the pictures while someone reads the words aloud to them, so the picture has to tell part of the story. Ginger and I learned this the hard way. There was a page in the book where we had put an exclamation point over Rudy's head to show that he was surprised. In the first round of comments, the editors pointed out that punctuation marks don't mean anything to kids who can't read yet.
Roxanna Elden has been a teacher for eleven years and is the author of See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers. Her inspiration for Rudy's New Human came from watching her dog, Rudy Elden, as he adjusted to having a new baby human in the house. She lives in Miami, Florida, with Rudy and his (now two!) little humans.
Ginger Seehafer is an illustrator who works as a commercial storyboard and
concept artist in the Chicagoland area. She studied at the American Academy of Art and started her art career as a caricature artist at Six Flags Great America. Ginger loves making art that inspires joy and creativity, especially in children who may become future artists themselves. She lives with her husband, two little humans, and two cats in Roselle, Illinois.
Rudy Elden has been a professional dog for eight years and is making his literary debut as the canine narrator of Rudy's New Human. He likes lunchmeat, cheese, long naps, and medium-length walks.
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Can You Land an Agent or Book Deal at a Writers Conference?
Yes! Look, you can't call up HarperCollins and say, "Hello! I've written a great book, could I please speak to Mr. Harper or Mr. Collins?" If you're an unknown quantity, and you aren't sleeping with someone at a literary agency–or even if you are, in some cases–it's virtually impossible to get face time with a publishing professional, be it an agent, editor, or publisher. Your blind query is usually dropped with a plop into the slop of the dreaded and aptly named slush pile, where it is then skimmed over by an eighteen-year-old unpaid intern. The fate of your book, the object of your passion and hard work, is frightfully beyond your control. Luckily, at the best writers conferences and workshops, and even some of the top-drawer bookfairs and festivals, you can personally meet, speak with, and sometimes even pitch to real publishing professionals. We know. We've met amazing writers at all of these places and helped them get book deals.
"I'd already begun the pitch process by mail and email, and it felt like yelling into the void most of the time," recalls Roxanna Elden, whose experiences looking for an agent to represent her first book are all too typical. "There were agents who took six months to respond to emails, and one who asked me to send a hard copy of the manuscript overnight, then rejected me weeks later with a one-line, all-lowercase email that said something like, 'love the title but not for me sorry.'"
Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu thought they had won the lottery when they almost immediately landed an agent. Their agent shopped their proposal to a dozen big New York City publishers and one by one they were rejected. "Soon after," Nura explained, "our agent dumped us because she no longer had faith in the project."
Roxanna, Nura, and Ayesha knew they needed to get in front of professionals. Roxanna signed up for Miami Writers Institute, an annual conference at Miami Dade College. There, she attended a talk by agent Rita Rosenkranz. "By this time, I had perfected my pitch and built my platform and had some idea of what I hoped to find in an agent. Then, in her talk, Rita mentioned that many agents wrongly ignore books for niche markets, which my first book was. She also said she was looking for authors who showed the willingness to hustle to promote their work. Everything she said made her seem like an incredibly good fit for my work. I walked up to her after the talk, handed her my card, and emailed her as fast as I could. She answered my email within 24 hours… and still does!" Rita went on to sell not only Roxanna's first book, See Me After Class, but also her children's picture book, Rudy's New Human.
Nura and Ayesha took themselves to Litquake, San Francisco's biggest literary festival. They signed up for an event we do around the country called Pitchapalooza (think American Idol for books), and they won an introduction to an agent or editor who was appropriate for their book, Love InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women. One call later, they had a book deal. "A year later, our book was published and we were on the front page of the New York Times Arts section. And, two years later, we had a follow up book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy!"
But just attending a writers conference, workshop, or book festival is no guarantee of a book deal. How you present yourself (and to whom) matters as much as your idea and your book. You have to pick the right agent or editor. Present yourself as a complete package. Seize every opportunity at just the right moment.
Lana Krumwiede, whose attendance at the James River Writers Conference helped land her first book deal for Just Itzy, advises, "Be as prepared as possible by researching the agents, editors, and authors who will be speaking. You'll get more out of the conference that way and you'll feel more confident talking to people. Get out there and talk to people! Ask (appropriate) questions and take in as much as you can. And if you have an appointment with an editor or an agent, don't fall into the trap of thinking of it as your 'one big chance.' There is no such thing as 'one big chance.' You will have as many chances as you create for yourself."
Victoria Skurnick, a literary agent at Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, has this advice for first-time attendees, "There are ways to an agent's heart at conferences for writers. The first is–be normal. This is harder for some people than you might have thought. The second, be helpful. The people who provided me with a club soda when they noticed my voice cracking, who offered to pick me up and drive me to a dinner far away–I will be grateful to them for the rest of my life."
We agree. Here are our top ten tips for scoring at a writers conference, workshop, or bookfair.
The Book Doctors Top 10 Tips for Scoring at a Writers Conference, Workshop or Bookfair
- Look good, smell good, and don't be late. Pretend you're a guest on The Today Show–act and dress accordingly.
- Be respectful of publishing professionals. Don't just blast over and bombard them. Be patient, wait for your opening. Never pitch your book unless they ask you to, and if they do, don't go longer than a minute. And please, we beg you, don't follow them into the bathroom! This has happened to us more times than we care to remember.
- Listen more than you talk. Your goal should not be to pitch at all costs. Better to have a good conversation where you get to know an editor or agent.
- Research! Make sure the event caters to the kind of book you're selling. Make note of who is presenting, and plan your approach for whom you want to meet. Sign up early. The most valuable conferences, classes, and one-on-one sessions fill up fast.
- How do you get to perform at Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. The same is true with pitching books. Workshop your pitch whenever possible. Tell everybody who will listen, honing your delivery so the pitch lasts less than a minute. Try rehearsing with other conference attendees. All this extra effort will have a make-or-break effect on an agent or editor.
- Have an excellent business card and don't be afraid to use it. Collect as many cards as you can.
- After the event, follow up all leads as quickly as possible. Early birds strike while the iron is hot.
- Network! Meet as many fellow writers as possible. These encounters can blossom into all sorts of relationships. You never know who will be published one day.
- Buy books written by people you want to approach. Ask them to sign the book for you if they are willing. Use this as an informal opportunity to make a connection.
- Connect! Do something nice for booksellers, agents, editors, writers, and publishing professionals using social media. If done actively and appropriately, tweeting, facebooking, instagramming, and blogging are great ways of staying in touch and making yourself a known quantity.
The Book Doctors travel across America to feature in writers workshops, conferences, bookfairs, and festivals. On February 13th, we're holding a conference and Pitchapalooza at one of the greatest bookstores in the country, Changing Hands. If you are in the Phoenix area, come hang out, polish your skills, and maybe take a selfie with us. But please, don't follow us into the bathroom.
To read this article on the Huffington Post, click here.
Roxanna Elden has been a teacher for eleven years and is the author of See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers. Her inspiration for Rudy's New Human came from watching her dog, Rudy Elden, as he adjusted to having a new baby human in the house. She lives in Miami, Florida, with Rudy and his (now two!) little humans.
Lana Krumwiede began her writing career by creating stories and poems for publications such as Highlights, High Five, Spider, Babybug, The Friend, and Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul. Her first novel, Freakling (Candlewick, 2012) was named a finalist for SCBWI's Crystal Kite Member's Choice Award and an honor book for the International Reading Association's Intermediate Fiction Award. Freakling was followed by two more novels, Archon (2013) and True Son (2015). Lana is also the author of the picture book Just Itzy (2015). She lives with her husband and daughter in Richmond, where she sits on the board of directors for James River Writers and runs a local writers' group.
Ayesha Mattu is a writer, editor and international development consultant who has worked in the field of women's human rights since 1998. She was selected a 'Muslim Leader of Tomorrow' by the UN Alliance of Civilizations & the ASMA Society and has served on the boards of IDEX, the Women's Funding Network, and World Pulse. Ayesha is an alumna of Voices of Our Nations writers' workshop and a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto.
Nura Maznavi is an attorney, writer, and Fulbright Scholar. She has worked with migrant workers in Sri Lanka, on behalf of prisoners in California, and with a national legal advocacy organization leading a program to end racial and religious profiling. She lives in Chicago.
Victoria Skurnick came to Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency after being at The Book-of-the Month Club for almost twenty years. As Editor-in-Chief, she relished the opportunity to devour every kind of book, from the finest literary fiction to Yiddish for Dogs. She also is the co-author (with Cynthia Katz) of seven novels written by "Cynthia Victor."
Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry are co-founders of The Book Doctors, a company that has helped countless authors get their books published. They are co-authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How To Write It, Sell It, and Market It… Successfully (Workman, 2015). They are also book editors, and between them they have authored 25 books, and appeared on National Public Radio, the London Times, and the front cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.
Debra Diamond on Going from Wall Street to Published Author
We first met Debra Diamond when at Pitchapalooza in Politics and Prose, one of the great book stores in America. She has completed an amazing journey from Wall Street money manager to artist, psychic and published author. We thought we'd check in with her and see what she has to report.
To read this interview on the Huffington Post, click here.
The Book Doctors: Why did you decide to do something as ridiculous as write a book?
Debra Diamond: You have this idea and think, "I'm going to write a book," and don't realize until you're down the road what you've gotten yourself into. It's overwhelming and exhilarating, and challenging and while I wrestled the book to the ground, I often thought, "What the hell am I doing?"
I always wanted to write a book and have been writing my whole life, although some of it was in my former work on Wall Street. Growing up, I was a big reader. I knew I wanted to write a book and first tried my hand at fiction. That was like getting my MFA or being thrown into the deep end and trying to keep my head above water. Writing a book is hard. It's even harder if you don't know what you're doing, which I didn't. The first manuscript had some good moments but let's just say this: I'm leaving it in the desk drawer. Life After Near Death is actually my third manuscript. I had the idea of doing research on near-death experience aftereffects, which are not well understood or researched. After I finished the research, the next step was putting the information into a book.
TBD: How did you learn to be a writer?
DD: I started out in a writing group in Taos, New Mexico. The teacher was excellent. Everyone in the group had to learn how to do critique, to understand what worked and what didn't in our writing, and why. That helped me to understand what writing was about a bit better. From there, I was juried into a writing group at the 92nd Street Y in New York, wrote in a workshop at the Writers Center in Washington, DC, and attended writers conferences, listened to speakers talk about their craft. I read every book I could get my hands on and paid attention to how writers do their jobs. But the best way to learn to be a writer is to write. Practice. Practice. Practice.
TBD: What are some of your favorite books and writers, and why?
DD: I love Mary Karr. The Liars' Club was dazzling, and what it did for memoir was noteworthy, creating a new template in an existing genre. Michael Lewis because he can take a dry topic (Wall Street) and bring it to life. I especially like Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood because he makes some comments in that book that most of us would never say, much less reveal in a book for the public.
I love thrillers and am in awe of those authors who can juggle conflict, character arc, multiple plot lines, spicy dialogue and compelling settings as if they're writing a late-for-school notice. I started reading Dennis Lehane back in the early '90s with A Drink Before the War and Darkness, Take My Hand. I like Joseph Finder and local Baltimore author Laura Lippman because both of them know how to tell a good story.
TBD: How did you go about getting your book deal?
DD: I decided to give traditional publishing a try. It can often take years to find an agent and publisher and then another 18-24 months after that until the book comes out. I wanted this book to be published sooner so I made up my mind that I'd try to find a publisher for a few months, and if that didn't work, I'd self-publish.
I wrote a query letter that went out to over 200 publishers that I thought would be interested in the topic. The list included college and academic presses, small and intermediate publishers, theological book publishers, publishers in the spirituality and new age categories and the big five New York publishing houses.
The query letter was short but concise, three paragraphs long. The first paragraph described the book (research on a universe of more than 50 people and specific near-death aftereffects including mathematical gifts, enhanced hearing, improved eyesight, electrical sensitivity). The second paragraph explained my marketing approach, and the third paragraph was my bio (former Wall Street money manager and artist who left a high profile life to pursue a life of purpose and spirituality, former regular commentator on CNBC).
Fifteen minutes after the query letters went out, my email inbox was flooded. I had over 35 requests for the book proposal and am still receiving them. The responses ran the gamut from one publisher who said, "With your background, I know you're going to go with a New York publisher and don't want to get my hopes up," to one of the Big Five where four different editors approached me for a proposal to one publisher who emailed me a contract without any preliminaries. I had multiple offers. I didn't have an agent, so I had to go out and find one. I chose a publisher who fast-tracked the book. It will be released in January 2016, one year after the query letters went out.
TBD: How does you work as a psychic affect your work as an artist and a writer?
DD: I'd like to say that I just close my eyes and everything instantly comes to me. The truth is, I'm just like everyone else. Writing, art or any of the creative endeavors, require hard work and discipline. I have to sit down and do the work just like everyone else. There are no short cuts. I may be open at times because I'm a psychic, but that doesn't get the book written or do the research or make the work of revising any easier. In truth, lots of creative people are open, and if they're lucky, find that thread of an idea that wants to emerge. If they're very lucky, they can access it and nurture it. Being psychic may help the creative process incrementally, but I'm just like everyone else who is searching for the right words, the right phrase, the right image. I still have to do the work.
TBD: How would you react to skeptics who say that clairvoyance is not possible?
DD: I'd say, "Okay."
The truth is, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I think many people have had experiences for which there is no logical explanation. Sometimes we can look outside ourselves for answers. But for some people, no matter what I tell them, they'll never be convinced. And that's okay. It's not my job to try to convert anyone.
TBD: What advice do you have for artists starting their own businesses?
DD: Being in the arts, as an artist, writer, musician, is tough.
I might suggest that they have a steady full-time job until they can build up enough of a business that they can afford to become a full-time artist (writer, musician) because it takes time and you have to eat in the meantime.
TBD: I hate to ask you this, but what advice you have for writers?
DD: Keep writing. It's how you get better. Don't give up. I met a woman at a writers conference who had a book coming out. I asked her how many books she'd written before she got this one published and she said, "Eighteen." I'm not sure if that's extreme, but I know that you have to keep going. I look at writing the same way I look at all businesses (and I came out of the business world where I watched businesses develop and grow). It takes time, grit, focus, hard work; plus you have to have something that other people want. If you write a book that no one is interested in reading, it might not help you get to the end destination. A lot of things have to break the right way to skew the odds in your favor. You have control over some, and not others.
Debra Diamond is a former Wall Street money manager and artist who left a high-profile life to pursue one of purpose and spirituality. In 2008, she had a transformational experience that left her with unconventional powers as a clairvoyant and medium. As an investment professional, Debra was a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a regular commentator on CNBC. She was profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Baltimore Sun. She has an MBA from George Washington University and is a graduate of Christie's Education and the Jung Institute. The mother of three sons, Debra splits her time between Taos, New Mexico, and the East Coast.
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Josh Funk On the War Between Pancakes & French Toast, SCBWI & Getting Published
We first met Josh Funk at the New England SCBWI Conference. (If you're not a member of this group and you're interested in books for kids, as soon as you're done reading this piece and sharing it with everyone you know, go join that group. If you haven't been to one of their conferences, ditto.) We were struck with Josh's fabulous combination of goofiness and seriousness. It's something we aspire to at The Book Doctors. And when we found out his debut picture book was going to be dropping, we had a wonderful wave of serious goofiness come over us. It's called Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast, and it's a ripping barnburner full of outlandish action, heroic and dastardly characters, roller coaster rhymes and some absolutely fabulous illustrations by Brendan Kearney. So we thought we'd sit down with Señor Funk and see what's new on Funk Island.
To read this interview on the Huffington Post, click here.
The Book Doctors: First of all, congratulations. What did it feel like when you saw that first box of books arrive and you tore it open and there it was, your own baby book?
Josh Funk: Ahh, the Back to the Future moment: "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."
Well, I didn't exactly have the 'open the box moment' that you see in the movies (or at least that one movie). The first physical copy of Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast that I got a copy of was the one the Sterling sales rep gave to Porter Square Books (in Cambridge, MA). I got a tweet from a friendly bookseller at PSB who said she found my book, so I immediately rushed to Cambridge.
The first thing I noticed was the amazing design. I knew it was going to have an embossed cover with foil, but it was really stunning. The book creaked a little when I opened it. I had seen a digital copy, but the clarity of the images on the pages was overwhelming compared to seeing it on the screen. And I think it smelled a little bit like maple syrup.
And then I jumped around giddily for about ten minutes before the booksellers asked me to leave out of fear I was scaring away all of their customers.
TBD: Why in the name of all that's good and holy would you choose to get into the publishing business? Have you had your head examined recently? Been checked for brain parasites?
JF: Haven't had my head examined lately. It's possible I'm housing parasites. But the real reason is that I always read a lot of books to my kids. One day I thought, 'I can do this.'
But once I joined my first critique group, then attended my first Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conference, I realized I had a lot to learn. But I also noticed that the kidlit community is so warm and welcoming and just plain fun. I quit my fantasy football leagues and started taking writing more seriously.
I'd like to think that even if I never sold a book, I'd still be happy just to be a part of the kidlit world.
TBD: How did you go about getting a book contract not only for Lady Pancake, but also for your next two books which are coming out?
JF: In the May of 2013, I gave up on trying to acquire a literary agent. I was getting almost no responses to my queries. Out of 35 queries for Lady Pancake, 1 agent responded with a rejection implying she read it (or at least read the title). The other 34 were made up of 10 form rejections and 24 black holes. I felt I was better than that, so I submitted Lady Pancake to 10 publishers via snail mail.
Around the same time, there was an open submission period to Scholastic via author/illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi's Inkygirl blog. The Scholastic editor was looking for material suited for ages 0-5, and the only manuscript I had written for that age group was Pirasaurs! (most of my picture books are geared toward kids ages 4-8).
And then as late summer rolled around, I finished revising another manuscript (Dear Dragon) and decided to send it out to publishers that accepted submissions via email and online form.
By early November, Scholastic told me they were taking Pirasaurs! to acquisitions, Dear Dragon had garnered interest from two small publishers, and Sterling made an offer for Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast. All of that, plus a personal recommendation from a friend helped me obtain representation with an (awesome) agent. Over the next two months, my agent finalized the deals with Sterling and Scholastic and found a home for Dear Dragon at Penguin/Viking.
And that's how I got an agent and sold three picture book manuscripts between November of 2013 and January of 2014. I know it's a non-traditional path, but I feel extremely fortunate with the way it worked out.
TBD: Hasn't anyone told you that rhyming books don't sell? How did you overcome this ridiculous idea, and why do you think people keep saying that?
JF: Oh, boy. I have thought about this a LOT. Many rhyming picture books get published every year. So why do people say not to write in rhyme? Why is there this stigma? Well, there's a single simple reason.
It's very easy to write bad rhyme.
And lots of people do (please note that if you're reading this and you like to write rhyming picture books, I'm not talking about you).
Everyone grew up reading and loving Dr. Seuss. Therefore, many people think that picture books are supposed to rhyme. When they start writing picture books, that's how they write them. This includes me.
It's a flawed way of thinking. Not everyone is cut out to write rhyming picture books. It's actually rather difficult. I personally believe that a good rhyming picture book has an added level of charm. But there are so many mistakes you can make when writing a rhyming picture book (mostly to do with rhythm, all of which I've discussed in depth on my website and while leading workshops).
But here's the problem. When a literary agent receives a query for a rhyming picture book manuscript, there's a 99% chance that it's bad rhyme. And it's not worth the agent's time to read 99 bad rhyming manuscripts, just to get to the one good one. And I completely understand and agree with that policy. Add to that the fact that it'll be nearly as hard for an agent to sell a rhyming manuscript to an editor. I truly believe that this is why my query response rate was so utterly abysmal (in retrospect, I shouldn't have said that the manuscript rhymed in the query).
I overcame this hurdle by first worked very hard to improve my rhyming, spending lots of time reverse-engineering critique partners' comments.
Second, I bypassed agents. An agent is (rightfully) concerned with a writer's entire body of work and career. If you submit a single rhyming manuscript embedded in an email query and that's all they have to go on, it doesn't make you a particularly enticing prospective client. But an editor is more concerned with a single manuscript. It's not that they don't care about you or your career, but if they like a manuscript, rhyming or not, that's all they have to commit to.
I figured I'd have better odds of someone actually reading my manuscript at a publishing house. And at least in this case, I was correct.
TBD: What are some of your favorite things about being a professional author? What are some of the most horrifying things about being a professional author?
JF: I love getting to meet fun people. Like other awesome authors I admire. And super cool teachers and librarians like those in the Nerdy Book Club. Seeing my son's face the first time someone asked me for an autograph (part confusion, part amazement, part pride) – that was pretty cool. I also get to travel a little more than I used to.
Horrifying? I guess a Misery-type situation would be horrifying. Other than that, I'm all peaches and roses.
TBD: We are big lovers of pancakes and French toast around here. I, myself, leaned toward the pancake. Olive, our eight-year-old, often leans toward the French toast. I think you can divide all of humanity into these two categories. How did you come up with this fantastic idea for a book?
JF: One Saturday morning, I asked my kids what they wanted for breakfast. One said, "Pancakes." The other said, "French toast." "Pancakes." "French toast." "Pancakes!" "French toast!"
While the arguing continued, I checked the kitchen, and as you might have expected, all we had were waffles. To top it off (literally and figuratively), we had enough maple syrup left to fill a single square on a waffle grid.
It was on the way to the diner that I came up with the idea.
TBD: What was it like working with your editor? Illustrator? Agent?
JF: Zaneta Jung (my editor at Sterling) is terrific. We had one phone conversation discussing her revision notes, went back and forth for a week over email finalizing the manuscript, and that was pretty much it. Zaneta (pronounced 'zuh-net-ta') has so much energy and excitement for kids' books. She has a great eye for picking out illustrators, too. She definitely had a hand in finding Brendan Kearney.
Like many author/illustrator relationships, Brendan and I didn't really talk much (or at all). Rumor has it that the publishers like it this way. Author talks to editor editor talks to art director art director talks to illustrator. This way, the publisher maintains complete control of the message (good or bad). I've had nothing but good things to say about Brendan's work on Lady Pancake, which I think have been relayed to him. I've had a handful of quick conversations with Brendan over Google chat, but that's about it.
My agent, Kathleen Rushall, is a rock star! I was extremely fortunate to sign with her while she was actively building her picture book list. She represents picture books through young adult at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency and is strong in every aspect you'd want from an agent. She has a fabulous editorial eye, she has a good sense of what particular editors are looking for, she knows the business and contracts side, she's extremely communicative, and she's a genuine pleasure to work with. We, her clients, affectionately refer to ourselves at #TeamKrush. We even have a logo designed by author Jessie Devine for PitchWars.
TBD: What do you see is the value of going to a writer's conference? And specifically how has being a member of SCBWI helped you in your career and as a person?
JF: I think going to a writer's conference is valuable at many levels of your career. If you're brand new to the writing world, you'll be able to learn the basics. It's important to learn not only the craft of writing, but also about the industry and its expectations (e.g. picture book manuscripts should be around 300-500 words).
Once you've learned the basics, you might meet people who will ultimately become your critique partners (this has happened to me).
Perhaps you'll read a picture book manuscript at an event's open mic session, which will validate that you're on the right track (also happened to me).
Maybe you'll have a good time, make some friends, and get to watch the one-of-a-kind #Pitchapalooza led by The Book Doctors (again, happened to me).
Conferences avail the opportunity to connect with agents and editors for critiques or casual conversations (networking is so important).
SCBWI kickstarted everything for my writing life. In 2012, I attended my first New England SCBWI Regional Conference as one of about 700 attendees. And in 2016, I'll be co-coordinating the conference alongside Heather Kelly, writer and founder of The Writers' Loft (planning is already heavily underway for next spring's event).
In 2016, we're trying something new. We thought it might be nice to hear from (and get face time with) leading educators and booksellers. We're bringing in a panel tentatively called "The Voice of Reading" with Elizabeth Bluemle (author, bookseller, blogger at PW's Shelftalker), Donalyn Miller (teacher, author of The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild, Nerdy Book Club co-founder), Susannah Richards (professor, expert in all things children's literature), and John Schumacher (AKA Mr. Schu, school librarian, newly appointed Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs).
SCBWI has helped me so much in such a short period, I'm grateful for the opportunity to volunteer my time to plan the 2016 (and 2017) NE Regional Conferences.
TBD: I hate to ask you this, but what advice do you have for writers?
JF: Keep writing. When you finish a manuscript, write the next one. It'll be even better than the last. Networking is half the battle. I've written a 12-Step Guide to Writing Picture Books available (for free) on my website here.
TBD: And finally, how do you keep it so funky?
JF: I eat lots of candy corn. I wear Old Spice deodorant. And I'm 17% psychic.
Josh Funk is the author of Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast (Sterling), available now. Josh is also the author of the forthcoming picture books Dear Dragon(Viking/Penguin 2016), Pirasaus! (Scholastic 2017), and more. Josh spends his days as a software engineer writing Java code and Python scripts, and his nights and weekend drinking Java coffee and writing picture book manuscripts, alongside his wife, children, and assorted pets and monsters. Josh is a board member of The Writers' Loft in Sherborn, MA, and the co-coordinator of the 2016 and 2017 New England Regional SCBWI Conferences. Find out more about Josh, his books, his schedule for public appearances, and more at www.joshfunkbooks.com and on Twitter at @joshfunkbooks.
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How to Find an Agent: The Book Doctors and Andy Ross
The Book Doctors first met Andy Ross at Cody's Books, which was one of the most influential bookstores on the West Coast, smack dab in the middle of Telegraph Avenue in book-crazy Berkeley, California. In fact David did his first professional book reading at Cody when his first memoir Chicken came out. Andy's now an agent, and we thought we'd check in with him about how he views the book business from behind a desk dealing with writers rather than behind a cash register dealing with readers. To read on the Huffington Post click here.
The Book Doctors: How did you get started in the ridiculous book business?
Andy Ross: I got into it for ridiculous reasons. I was in graduate school studying German Intellectual History at the University of Oregon. I was unhappy. I didn't understand Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, my girlfriend left me and joined a hippy free love commune, and it rained a lot. I decided I needed a change and I liked bookstores. These were/are not good reasons to set one's path for the rest of his/my life, but still…. That was 40 years ago, and here I am today.
TBD: What did you learn about the book business in your time owning Berkeley's iconic Cody's Books?
AR: That would be a very long list. I owned it for 30 years. What strikes me now is all the things I didn't learn. A bookstore is the end of the literary food chain. By the time I opened the shipment box from the publisher, the books had been written, edited, designed, printed, marketed, and shipped. I only did one thing, but a pretty important thing: I put it into the hands of the book lover.
TBD: How has becoming an agent changed your view of writers, writing, and the publishing industry?
AR: Otto von Bismarck is reputed to have said: "Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made." I think the creative process is like that too. It's pretty messy. But also pretty miraculous, when I see the transformation from a train wreck of a first draft into a masterpiece.
TBD: How has the book business changed since you started, for better and for worse?
AR: I first opened a small store in Sonoma County, California in 1972. It was 600 square feet, about as big as my living room. My first day, my sales were $32. Remember the counter culture? We sold a lot of books, mostly paperbacks, on humanistic psychology, eastern mysticism, and other things spiritual. Fritz Perls, Abraham Maslow, Alan Watts, The Urantia Book, Be Here Now, and Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism were some of my best selling books and authors back then. I made a lot of money on the I Ching (Princeton University Press edition). And, of course, all things having to do with the ever mysterious, Carlos Castañeda. The big topic of conversation was whether Casteñnada really existed – although much later he married a friend of mine. She said he was a rat. But the business still had its share of schock at the top of the lists. It was no worse than it is now.
TBD: What mistakes do you see writers make? What things do you see successful writers do?
AR: Let's talk about mistakes in writing fiction. What I see from inexperienced writers is not knowing when the story starts. Too much literary throat clearing, usually in the form of "prologues." The use and misuse of adverbs. My advice to the writers is: "get rid of all of them." (Andy said authoritatively.) Using too many metaphorical figures of speech is a sign of insecurity in an inexperienced writer. To paraphrase Freud, sometimes a green tree is a green tree.
TBD: What are your pet peeves about writers and their submissions?
AR: We don't have enough time for this, but here are just a few things: In your query letter, don't say "this is a fiction novel" and really don't say "this is a non-fiction novel." Don't mention Eat, Pray, Love; Malcolm Gladwell; or Oprah in the query letter or book proposal. Be honest and transparent to your agent, and I will be/do the same with you/the publisher. I don't know what your advance will be. If any agent tells you: "I can get you a 6 figure deal" or "this book has Hollywood written all over it," best to find a different agent.
TBD: Tell us about the Slush Pile Derby?
AR: I made a bet with somebody that anyone could see talent right away, even if you couldn't explain it. So I took 10 first paragraphs from my slush pile. None of them were horrible. Some of them I decided to represent based on that first paragraph. They were subsequently published. When I do the slush pile derby at writers conferences, pretty much everyone can identify the books that got my attention.
TBD: Do you google potential clients? How much attention do you pay to the platform?
AR: I like to say that platform means one of two things: Either you have an endowed chair at Harvard or you are sleeping with Oprah's hairdresser. Platform is almost essential in non-fiction. But with fiction, it's usually about the story and the style.
TBD: What advice do you have for writers?
AR: For writers of literary fiction, most of it won't find a publisher. If I'm representing you, you are good enough to get published. But commercial publishing is a business. You have to be good, but that isn't enough. They usually make decisions more for marketing reasons than for aesthetic reasons. Rejections are a big part of this business. Learn to live with it and keep writing. If you are writing memoir, it's often even harder to find a publisher. Remember that the journey is the destination. Or as Camus famously said: "The struggle itself is enough to fill a man's heart."
Andy Ross was the owner of the Legendary Cody's Books in Berkeley from 1977-2007. In 2008 he started the Andy Ross Literary Agency. Andy represents books in a wide range of genres including: narrative non-fiction, journalism, history, current events, literary and commercial fiction, and teen fiction. Andy has a popular blog, "Ask the Agent," where he talks about writing, and book publishing and reminisces about his life as a bookseller. You can find Andy's website at www.andyrossagency.com.


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- Time Warner takes 10% stake in Hulu, joins live-streaming TV service (techcrunch.com)
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