I almost never address the issue of grammar because, sure as shootin’, I’ll make a handful of mistakes right here in front of you. But irregardless I’m feeling cranky so I’m going to list seven of my top cringeworthy examples …
Books & Such Literary Management Celebrates Our Thirtieth Anniversary
We’re excited here at Books & Such. 2026 marks our thirtieth anniversary as an agency. Yes, thirty wonderful years. Our press release shares a little more about our story.
Books & Such Literary Management Celebrates 30 Years Serving Authors and …
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Heaven and Nature Sing— Infusing Natural Phenomena in Fiction
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 …
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How Do We Find New Clients?
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 …
The Gift of Mentoring
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— Big News!
Books & Such Literary Management has big news, but first a little background. . .
Books & Such Literary Management is often asked if all literary agencies are basically alike? Our answer? Absolutely not. Let me explain.
Some agencies are
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Some of my Favorite Fiction Techniques
Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.
Beats
This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …
Yet Another Rant from the Resident Platform Skeptic
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 …
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What is the Perfect Time to Submit?
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 …
