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I have been fascinated by “magical” natural phenomena since discovering that God has hidden ever so many miraculous things on this earth for the curious to find. I hadn’t thought of the power of including some of these wonders in …
Heaven and Nature Sing— Infusing Natural Phenomena in FictionRead More
At Books & Such Literary Management it is important for us to find authors who have saleable projects. No agency is ever closed to new clients. Some of our clients stop writing, some stop selling, and sometimes the market is …
At a recent staff meeting agents got on the topic of the gift of mentoring.When we each shared the part of the job we loved most it all boiled down to relationship– our opportunity to mentor our clients and be …
Books & Such Literary Management is often asked if all literary agencies are basically alike? Our answer? Absolutely not. Let me explain.
Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.
This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …
Okay, confession time: Here at Books & Such I’m known as the platform denier. The platform skeptic. Card-carrying member of the Book Marketing Flat Earth Society. Yes, I know that an author’s platform can be a powerful thing, but just …
Yet Another Rant from the Resident Platform SkepticRead More
Ever since I became an agent, I’ve been trying to figure out the rhythm of this industry— the perfect time to submit proposals. Every industry has “seasons” and because we agents are always trying to second-guess things, we are ever …
Let’s explore how to cook a nonfiction book. I am an enthusiastic home cook. It’s a hobby and rather than cooking the same thing over and over again, I try to stay fresh so my enthusiasm for this daily task …
Today, I’ve decided on a very subjective exploration about what makes me give a novel an unflinching thumbs up. This is not a blog that represents anyone’s taste but mine. Purely personal. I’m guessing there wouldn’t be another literary agent …
