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Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

The team at Books & Such hopes you have a wonderful, safe Independence Day!

Do you have any special plans?

We went to a fireworks show last night. The first time the fireworks shows have been going since Covid shut …

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A Refresher on Writer Conference Do’s and Don’ts

June 26, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  9 Comments

I’m sitting at my gate waiting for my overnight flight to take off from the Seattle Airport back home to Ohio. This is a perfect time to get this post written!

For the past few days, I’ve proudly served on …

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Does Word Count Matter?

June 19, 2022 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  13 Comments

Some writers find it surprising–or even constricting–to discover that publishing houses, agents, editors, and even readers care about a book’s word count. Why does word count matter? If my novel is 140,000 words rather than a traditional 90,000, is it …

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16 Things I wish I knew when I started building my platform

June 12, 2022 //  by Mary DeMuth//  23 Comments

I recently shared this information with a group of authors. The reason I talked about these things is because I have made so many mistakes as I built my own platform. I long for others to have a smoother path, …

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What Not to Say

June 5, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

Several years ago I outlined these ten no-nos. With conference season in full swing I thought a refresher would be a good thing. Plenty of blogs tell you how to approach an agent, what to say and how to say …

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A Writer’s Remembrance for Memorial Day

May 29, 2022 //  by Janet Grant//  25 Comments

While today we memorialize those who sacrificed their lives for our country and recall other loved ones who have passed away, I thought this would also be a good day to remember a touchstone writerly memory. I’m going to share …

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The Productive Pause

May 22, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  14 Comments

It was like any other Wednesday. I got up early to write, followed by getting the kids breakfast and to school. After listening to the usual carpool  bickering, I raced across town ending up at my church office. I was …

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Encourage Others

May 16, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

A couple months ago, my daughter decided to wear some jeans instead of her usual leggings and she spent a little time picking out her outfit for the day. She felt a little unsure of what she was wearing, but …

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The Unintended Consequences of the Phrase “Book Baby”

May 8, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  13 Comments

In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, let’s discuss a popular, but loaded term in the writing world that means something good, but can have some unintended, negative consequences.

What’s the phrase? Book Baby

Perhaps you’ve heard the following examples:

I …

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Comes and Goes

May 1, 2022 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  63 Comments

Comes and goes? How does that subject line relate to writers and the publishing industry?

Sometimes a word picture or metaphor will communicate a hard-to-understand truth, which is why this blog post relies on two.

Much of the issue that …

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