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The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

Writer Health Tips

Health Tips for Writers

September 14, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  7 Comments

Writer Health TipsOur writers’ health tips in today’s post don’t focus on healthy platform numbers. And we’re not aiming for “At least I have my health” as a goal. But it is worth exploring what factors contribute to a writer’s literal health…and …

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4 Reasons Writers Need a Writing Community

August 31, 2025 //  by Jen Babakhan//  3 Comments

When I was in college, my favorite class was Creative Writing 101. The professor was one of my favorites, and her bohemian, free-flowing style of both living and teaching permeated every encounter I had with her. One of the reasons …

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Deadline Mishaps

August 24, 2025 //  by Janet Grant//  8 Comments

I’m observing authors becoming less and less concerned about making any deadline they committed to in their contracts. Here is a case in point.

One of my clients casually mentioned to another client of mine that she had never made …

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What might be making it hard for you to find an agent?

August 17, 2025 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

The goal for many of our blog readers is to find a literary agent and get their books published. Today, in hopes of helping you to be ready for an agent, I’m going to cover some “red flags” that would …

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Three Things to Do When Your Publishing Path Hits a Dead End

August 11, 2025 //  by Barb Roose//  3 Comments

A few weeks ago, my family celebrated my sister and brother-in-law’s 50th birthdays at Cedar Point, also known as America’s Roller Coast in Sandusky, Ohio. Famous for jaw-dropping, stomach-lurching roller coasters, Cedar Point draws visitors from around the world. I …

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Expectations vs. Reality

August 3, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  4 Comments

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Do an aspiring author’s great expectations for a literary agent align with reality? Not always.

With a combined (estimated) 200,000 work hours devoted to serving the Christian publishing industry, we Books & Such Agents …

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The Gift of Mentoring

July 28, 2025 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

At a recent staff meeting agents got on the topic of the gift of mentoring.When we each shared the part of the job we loved most it all boiled down to relationship– our opportunity to mentor our clients and be …

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Five Questions I Ask After Reading a Query

July 20, 2025 //  by Jen Babakhan//  3 Comments

Recently I held a “Pitch Me Day” on Threads, a day I created to give writers a chance to pitch their project in a low pressure way. If I “like” the pitch, they get to skip the query and send …

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Proposal Challenge: The Competition Section

July 13, 2025 //  by Janet Grant//  5 Comments

Recently I was interviewed on one of my client’s podcasts, PastorWriter, with Chase Replogle.  We talked about the challenge of writing a winning proposal. Chase and I, along with Barb Roose, are currently working on Chase’s proposal so during the …

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Five Practices for Becoming a Better Writer

July 6, 2025 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  3 Comments

Whether you’ve just started putting pen to paper or you’ve been writing for years, one truth remains constant: there’s always room to grow. Becoming a better writer isn’t about waiting for inspiration to strike—it’s about showing up consistently, pushing your …

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