Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Janet Grant let the cat out of the bag yesterday about our new book, The Inside Scoop. I decided to follow up and tell you a little more about the process and the book.
The Challenge…
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Janet Grant let the cat out of the bag yesterday about our new book, The Inside Scoop. I decided to follow up and tell you a little more about the process and the book.
The Challenge…
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Before I became an agent, I’d been editing and writing books for years, so I naturally approached agenting from an editorial perspective. I look for excellence in the craft of writing, and I also use my editorial …
// by Wendy Lawton// 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I am often asked by writers, What is the agent referral? How do I get one? Will it get me past the query? The answer to the last question is yes. Now let’s tackle the first two.…
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Our agency receives at leastdo 3,000 queries every year. That’s pretty discouraging for those looking for an agent. But let’s talk about the other side of the coin. What makes me say yes?
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Do you realize how often you negotiate in any given day? It happens at the dinner table when children don’t want to eat their vegetables. When your teen wants to borrow the family car. When you and …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 36 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Authors often express frustration that their rejection letters don’t contain any hint of the real reason the project wasn’t accepted (save for something generic like “the project doesn’t fit my needs at the present time.”) A writer …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Agents tread where authors fear to go. That’s the observation I’ve made over the past two decades. Authors are more concerned about their relationships with publishers than agents are.
Not that we agents don’t care–we do. …
// by Wendy Lawton// 39 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Publishers Marketplace is an information-packed site where agents or publishers can report deals, check to see who represents a certain author, follow manuscript buying trends, or find contact information. It’s a fee-based service of Publishers Lunch, …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
As I looked around the Monterey Plaza ballroom and watched our Books & Such clients at our client retreat talking and networking, I found myself realizing that one thing almost all our clients share is a sense …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
At our retreat I talked to our clients about retooling a lagging career or regrettable numbers. I figured it made sense to talk a little about that kind of triage here. So if your writing career is …