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The team at Books & Such hopes you have a wonderful, safe Independence Day!
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We went to a fireworks show last night. The first time the fireworks shows have been going since Covid shut …
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 …
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 …
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, …
16 Things I wish I knew when I started building my platformRead More
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Unintended Consequences of the Phrase “Book Baby”Read More
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 …
