Talk to a hundred writers and 75% of them will say they “don’t do math.” The other 40% only think they can.
And no, the math isn’t mathing.
It often shows up in a person’s understanding of a core truth …
Senior Literary Agent Emerita Wendy Lawton
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Wendy Lawton Senior Literary Agent Emerita
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For two-thirds of the more than thirty-year legacy of the prestigious Books & Such Literary Management, Wendy Lawton has been a core …
Top Things to Edit Out of Your Writer Self-Talk
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Writing and editing are inseparable companions. Ask the most prolific writers and they’ll tell you that despite millions of books sold and hundreds of titles under their belt, an editor still looks at every …
How Does a Writer Rewrite Failure?
I thought I knew what I was doing, thought this was the one, the book that would get picked up by a publisher. I was sure I’d found an angle no one else had thought of to write about grief,
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The Trap of Being Wonderful
Hear me out. You are just the kind of writer the world needs right now, bound to break all bestseller records. Before this blog post is finished, you’ll see that there’s no one better, more skilled, or more successful than …
The Career Dangers of Missing Your Annual Writer Check-Up
Few of us are thrilled to keep our annual physical check-ups with our primary care physician, and sometimes that means a small issue goes unattended for too long and becomes a larger problem.
What are the career dangers of missing …
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What a Writer Doesn’t Know May Hurt Them
What a writer doesn’t know may hurt them?
What a way to kick off a blog post! Isn’t this supposed to be a place where writers find encouragement? It is. Keep reading. This isn’t click-bait. It’s essential to your success …
Writing When You’re Not Writing
If you’re writing this week, it’s either because you’re on a tight deadline, you’re stranded on a solitary island in the South Pacific and it just happens to have wifi, or you finished all your shopping and meal prep …
When It’s Okay for a Writer to Binge
Friends and I were discussing (okay, it was the other Books & Such agents) when it is and is not appropriate for a writer to binge. The conversation created–pun intended–food for thought.
We LOVE food for thought. One …
Health Tips for Writers
Our 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 …