Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I’ve been coaching several of my clients through the process of coming up with a good title for their book, so I thought I’d share my tips with you.
Let’s start by acknowledging a few things. The …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
In today’s social media world, we are witness (and sometimes victim) to lots of hate-speak going around. By virtue of putting ourselves out there online, we’re automatically vulnerable to the hate. By writing books and getting them …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
We occasionally receive emails from our authors, reporting that they found another piracy website illegally offering their books. Everyone wants to know what to do about it, and understandably there’s a lot of hand-wringing over potential lost …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Some of you will have the opportunity to pitch your novel in person to an editor or agent, or in writing via your query letter. So I want to make something clear about fiction pitches. One thing …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
So the other day this guy tweeted me: “Any advice for a new author trying to find a literary agent?”
I feel bad for the guy. I’m sure he’s nice enough, and he’s doing his due diligence …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I’m a literary agent.
I advocate for authors.
That’s my job, it’s what I choose to do, and I enjoy doing it. Every day I’m grateful for my partnership with talented writers. It’s my privilege to assist …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
We all know that the books receiving critical acclaim aren’t always the same books that are selling millions of copies. The books that win literary prizes aren’t necessarily logging big numbers at the cash register. The books …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I’ve been a fan of audiobooks since the days when a book was a big bulky set of a dozen or so cassette tapes that I listened to in my car on my long Los Angeles commute. …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
As more and more people venture into self publishing, I’ve noticed that for many, it’s a rude awakening how much help they actually need even though they’re thinking of it as a DIY project. I think that’s …