While Amazon or other online retailers can deliver our books in one or two days, there is one experience that online retailers will never be able to deliver: the thrill of flipping our wrist to see the back cover.
When …
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While Amazon or other online retailers can deliver our books in one or two days, there is one experience that online retailers will never be able to deliver: the thrill of flipping our wrist to see the back cover.
When …
// by Barb Roose// 25 Comments
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Eight years ago, publishing veteran Edwina Perkins planned a sensitivity reader workshop for a writer’s conference. Nearly 400 writers attended the conference that year. No one attended her workshop.
…“The
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When is an agent going to get back to me on this?
I’m wrapping up a series of writers conferences from this spring so I have dozens of hopeful clients who’ve sent in follow-up requests. They are waiting for me …
// by Barb Roose// 8 Comments
Finishing a query is big deal! You’ve spent hours in front of your computer wrestling the words that capture your passion, imagination and life experience into a query letter.
To give your dream the best chance of getting an agent …
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For the past week, I’ve interviewed some fabulous future authors who participated in the Publishing in Color Conference, a Christian writers’ conference for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People of Color) Christian writers. More than once I was asked, “What are you …
The Ideal Client: Three Qualities that an Agent Looks for in a ClientRead More
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I’ve lost count of the number of times that someone has told me, “Everyone tells me that I need to write a book about what I’ve been through.” There’s nothing wrong with writing a book to capture your story, but …
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As a literary agent, I love seeing stacks of queries in my inbox. Like the other agents at Books & Such, I enjoy discovering unique book ideas, moving memoirs and fresh new voices. However, all literary agents must balance limited …
// by Barb Roose// 7 Comments
Right now, imagine your popular podcast episodes, blog posts or keynote messages as a delicious, juicy turkey sitting in the middle of the table at Thanksgiving dinner. Like that turkey, developing your podcast, blog or keynote required a lot of …
Carving Up Your Popular Content to Reach and Satisfy Your AudienceRead More
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“I’d love to hear from you once your platform reaches the level that traditional publishers are looking for.”
That’s so frustrating, isn’t it? You’ve crafted a great book proposal and your critique group assures you that your writing is strong. …
Platform: Staying Positive and Productive as You Build Your Audience!Read More
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“Duck and Cover.”
This was the name of a 1950’s animated movie featuring “Bert the Turtle” and he taught American school-age children how to respond to a nuclear bomb attack. Bert the Turtle taught the kids to drop to …
Surviving the Threat of Social Media Nuclear MeltdownRead More