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

The Productive Pause

May 22, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  11 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//  7 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//  59 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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Moneyball for Authors

April 24, 2022 //  by Mary DeMuth//  17 Comments

Like many of you, I’ve been operating in this space as an author for many years, and now I have the privilege of being an agent. What I’ve seen is that it’s very difficult to make a sustained income as …

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What Now?

April 17, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Remember those days when we worked so hard to get published? Did you ever think that publication would only be the beginning of a new set of worries? As aspiring writers we were fixated on the prize– representation and an …

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What Happens after a Book Launches?

April 10, 2022 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

This week I received an email from one of my clients, Chase Replogle, whose first book, The 5 Masculine Instincts: A Guide to Becoming a Better Man, released on March 1.  I’ve asked his permission to share our email thread …

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The Power of Story

April 3, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  18 Comments

I am a speaker who became a writer. I learned early on that the way to make a message sing and flow was through the careful placement and execution of good stories.

Weekly I stepped on the stage of a …

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Is a book title important in your query letter?

March 28, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

During some conference appointments, I’ve heard authors say they didn’t work very hard on their title because they’ve heard that the publishing house will change it anyway. While the title is frequently changed by the publisher, there’s good reason to …

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Eight Questions to Get to Know Your Audience Better

March 21, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  11 Comments

Who is your book for?  

While this isn’t intended to be a trick question, the quizzical looks that I often receive from writers during pitch sessions suggest otherwise.

After a few moments of chin-tapping or staring into space, here are …

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