Below are links to articles for which I was interviewed and/or quoted. If you are a member of the media and would like my input on an article you are writing, you can reach me by visiting: Contact.
Columbia College Publishing Lab - Check out this video interview with me, which gives you a taste of what my workshops are like: http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Fiction_Writing/Publishing_Lab/Movie_Clips.php
Hispanic Trending - “Latina editor can get you published” article: http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2007/03/latina_editor_c.html.
Caridad Pineiro Blog - Check out my stint as a guest blogger discussing “Commercial Women’s Fiction: What’s In, What Has Been, and What’s on the Horizon”: http://caridad.com/blog/2007/02/.
F1rst Pages - F1rst Pages specializes in advising children's book authors, and features an in-depth interview with me. Go to http://www.f1rstpages.com/ then click on "Editors for Extraordinary Writers."
Tu Vida Magazine - Hearst has recently launched a new magazine geared towards the Latino market, Tu Vida , in which I was featured: Tu Vida article "Book Buff".pdf
Shamansdance Newsletter - I was honored to be featured as one of the Inspiring Women in the May/June 2006 issue of their Eye of the Moon newsletter.
Celebrity Dish & Chica Lit - The San Francisco Chronicle dishes on celebrities and Latina chick lit in this interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez: San Francisco Chronicle article "Celebrity Dish & Chica Lit".webarchive
Hot Chica Lit - The Arizona Republic discusses the growing trend of Latina Chick Lit: Arizona Republic article "Hot Chica Lit".webarchive
Multicultural Chick Lit - The Chick Lit Writers of the World is a group dedicated to writers, readers and fans of chick lit. The December 2005 issue of their newsletter, Chick Chat, focuses on multicultural chick lit and includes interviews with a Latina agent and Latina editor seeking Latina chick lit. To read the whole article, you'll need to visit http://www.chicklitwriters.com/ and join the group; to read a portion of the article which features an interview with me, click here: chicklitwriters article.doc.
Latino Role Model - LatinoGraduate.net helps Latino students to get into and graduate from college. I'm honored to have been interviewed as a Latino role model http://www.latinograduate.net/new/rolemodels/landres.shtml
Book Doctors - Editors at publishing companies have little time to edit, increasing the demand for freelance editors, otherwise known as book doctors, as discussed by this Newsday article _Book doctors expand private practice_.doc.
Visionary Souls - I'm honored to be one of four Visionary Souls featured in this issue of Para Mi magazine http://www.para-mi.net/Features/LatinaExperience/VisionaryMarcelaLandres.htm
Savvy Intrapreneurs - WIIFM Success Radio offers in-depth interviews with what career coach C.E. Reid calls Savvy Intrapreneurs http://successradio.blogspot.com/2005/04/marcela-landres-editorial-consultant.html
Latina Chick Lit - Editors and agents have searched high and low for Latina chick lit for years, and as a result there are numerous recently published and upcoming novels to enjoy. Read this Orange County Register article to learn more http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/02/07/sections/life/life/article_400918.php
Moneypants.com - A cool web site about money, power, and empowerment http://www.moneypants.com/moneypants/potw/item.php?id=5
Book Advances - This Quarterly Black Review article describes how and why some books are offered a pittance and others six-figures for an advance http://www.intelliwords.com/articles/qbr_talent_merchants.html
Wordsmitten.com Profile - The best way to understand my editorial sensibility is to note the kinds of authors I choose to publish, as well as how I work with them. Two of my authors, Dora Levy Mossanen, author of Harem, and Hazel Dixon-Cooper, author of Born on a Rotten Day, describe their experience working with me in this article http://www.wordsmitten.com/marcela_interview.html
Author Publicity - In my workshops, I advise writers to invest as much time, energy, and effort in learning the business of publishing as they do in honing their craft. This article underscores why this is necessary http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2002/12/12/news/6659.shtml
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Article - Alisa made history by launching the Latina chicklit craze, as described in this Chicago Tribune article "The Latina Terry McMillan?".webarchive.
