Short Fuse Publishing: 57 books

Literary Agent Laurie McLean walks you through the different rights involved in publishing a book and shows you how best to use them to maximize your profit. This goes way beyond the book itself and includes audiobooks, film/TV, foreign translation, merchandise, and many other known and emerging areas...

Literary Agent Emily S. Keyes walks you through book publishing contracts, translating her years of experience as a contracts specialist for a Big 5 publisher to a level that’s easy to understand—even if you’ve never been published. Learn: * What the legalese really means for you * How...

As marketing budgets have shrunk and in-person book tours have become increasingly rare, many authors have begun doing much of their own marketing, and much of it on the internet. One of the very best ways to reach readers is to connect with a passionate and internet-savvy group of readers and reviewers...

Your query letter is your first step toward getting a major book deal. Literary Agent Michelle Richter demystifies the process of writing and submitting query letters that get results. Learn structure, technique, what works, what never to do, what attracts an agent’s attention, and special tips...

Literary agent Connor Goldsmith walks you through plotting a commercial novel that will grip readers from the very start and not let go until the book (or series) ends. Filled with examples from current bestsellers and beloved classics, this guide shows you: * How to hook your reader from the...

Literary Agent Gordon Warnock walks you through writing the kind of book proposal that makes agents and acquisitions editors want to work with you. Learn what to include, what to avoid, and what will help you stand above the rest. You need a book proposal to pitch all types of non-fiction,...

Let it…OH GOD! Add some spice to the season with our Hot Holiday Reads series. With contributions by your favorite Fuse Literary authors and more, you’re bound to (if that’s what you’re into) enjoy this blend of sexy contemporary and fantasy stories about knocking stockings. Contributors...

Why settle for just one when you can have multiple? Our second annual Hot Holiday Reads anthology serves up another batch of tasty bits sure to warm your heart…and other places. Featuring all new quickies by your favorite Fuse Literary authors and more, this is one sleigh ride that will make you...

Good and Evil. Two sides of the same coin? Or something less defined, something more liminal? Entertaining and always thought-provoking, author J.M. Frey offers three remarkable stories that explore the grey area of the hero/villain dichotomy in this debut short story collection. Funny and...

How much would you give, for love or power? In this short story by fantasy author Cass Morris, a witch, a soldier, and a prince have all paid their own prices, in blood and heartache, to achieve their dreams. But while Tala works her charms and spells for the people of her home village, militant Jess...

"Gideon’s War: A Tale of the Rough Riders" is a classic tale of a young boy forced to grow up fast in a war he has no business waging.As Gideon puts it:"The war with Spain. The war for Cuban independence. It seems like such a little thing. It lasted one short summer. We won every battle,...

When planetary refugee Della folds a curse into a “Fancy” chain of paper tokens resembling flowers from their home world, she has no idea how her thirst for revenge will bloom into something unexpected.

Step behind the velvet curtain for an entirely new type of show. In The Erotic Circus, even your wildest dreams can be made a reality.  Due to some rather interesting personal rules, the contortionist Kyle realizes his nights sleeping with Nick the juggler are limited. Unless he bends the...

Step behind the velvet curtain for an entirely new type of show. In The Erotic Circus, even your wildest dreams can be made a reality. Cassie knew being the new girl at the circus would come with challenges, but she never thought self-restraint would be one of them. Enter Patrick, her 23-year-old,...