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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 4

February 6, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

I’m rubbing my hands together in anticipation because, next up on my to-do list is working on proposals from my clients. Some agents find this work drudgery …

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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 3

February 5, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  8 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

When I became an agent thirteen years ago, contracts were three to six pages long and were pretty straightforward. Since then, publishing has become more complex and …

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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 2

February 3, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa,  Calif.

Mondays and Tuesdays are Be Bombarded By Emails Days. It usually takes me two days to work through all the messages that await me when I crank …

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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 1

February 2, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Agents are, by nature, an optimistic yet cynical bunch. We believe we can sell projects despite economic free falls, yet we’ve been in the business long enough …

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I Resolve…

January 8, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

Bogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

As I considered my New Year’s resolutions, I realized they looked very different if I thought of them not as “resolutions” but rather in terms of “I …

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Meet the Crew

January 7, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

When you go on a cruise, you are introduced to the crew members who wait on your table, clean your room, and make sure all is going …

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Reading Between the Lines

January 6, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  5 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

What distinguishes Books & Such from the other literary agencies that abound in the publishing world? I’d say that staying connected is foundational to our agency. Oh, …

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Newfangled New Year

January 5, 2008 //  by Janet Grant//  38 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

I like the idea that, nestled in 2009’s calendar pages, we find newfangledness–the surprise of what’s to come; the anticipation of the unsought good news; the opportunities …

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