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Wendy Lawton

Celebrating Until Twelfth Night

December 27, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

I’ve always loved the old English carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, partly because I was born during the twelve days of Christmas. (Think: Goose.) I was also married on the Seven Swans Day. Christmas marks the first day …

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Flip Flop

December 6, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  7 Comments

At a staff meeting recently, we discussed how many things have changed in publishing. I’ve been a full-time agent for fifteen years and when I think back to what I taught or espoused back then and in the years since, …

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The Book is Done!

November 15, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

One of the happiest days in a writer’s life happens when the book is done. You’ve polished the manuscript and sent it off to the editor. DONE!  With notes put away, the desk cleaned and plans made for a celebration, …

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Cliché: Who Said It First?

October 25, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

We avoid using the cliché when we write. But did you ever stop to think that once-upon-a-time that very cliché was a brilliantly fresh expression? I want to test your knowledge of clichés. I’m going to give you a baker’s …

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The Joy of Re-reading

October 4, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  14 Comments

Our blog friend, Andrew Budek-Schmeisser wrote in to suggest a blog post about re-reading Here’s what he wrote:.

May I suggest that a blog post might deal with re-reading books? In my straitened and dread circumstance, I am finding grace

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The Value of the Backlist

September 13, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  17 Comments

We often hear people in the publishing industry talk about backlist vs. frontlist. Today I want to talk about the value of the backlist in building an author’s career..

First a couple of definitions. The terms, backlist and frontlist came …

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What Kinds of Books I Represent

August 23, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

What kind of books do I look to represent? I don’t think I’ve ever participated in an agent panel where the question, “What are you looking for?” has not been asked. We agents probably irritate the pajamas off writers with …

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Fighting Ennui

August 5, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

There’s no question many of us are plagued by a feeling of ennui these days. I decided to suggest three anti-ennui activities for both fiction and non-fiction writers. So. . . let’s get to it.

For Novelists:

Ennui Fighter #1…

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Work/Life Balance — What Not to Do

July 1, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Oh, that illusory work/life balance… even more challenging in the age of Covid.  An old Susan Branch calendar had a quote I love: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t even have to be present.”

Bingo! That’s what …

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The Lost Art of Hand Selling

June 14, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

At a recent staff meeting, Janet Grant filled us in on a Bookspan/Publisher’s Marketplace webinar she attended a week or so ago. She took great notes on many topics but one point stood out to me. The presenter observed that …

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