Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
The other day I was talking with an author who has written more than 70 books over the span of several decades. She was telling me about another well-established writer who decided to just…write whatever he …
// by Janet Grant// 71 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
The other day I was talking with an author who has written more than 70 books over the span of several decades. She was telling me about another well-established writer who decided to just…write whatever he …
// by Mary Keeley// 44 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Writers communicate volumes of information between the lines and paragraphs in their proposals, both in terms of what is presented, and in what is missing. Today, I’m going to let you in on some of those things …
// by Wendy Lawton// 43 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
You know what I love about some of my newer clients and many of you who are still unagented and unpublished? You don’t take things for granted. You worry about format for submission. You take care to …
// by Janet Grant// 39 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Labor Day weekend feels like an oxymoron to me. I know the idea behind the holiday is to give us laborers rest, but does it really translate that way for most of us?
In recent years, …
// by Michelle Ule// 48 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
I continue to fill in for Janet this week. She developed a severe sinus infection and has been working to get well.
Some authors seem to have no problem with coming up with new book ideas; others …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 32 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
One of the themes that crops up frequently in my conversations with writers is the romantic fantasy of the author as a loner, holed up in his/her writing cave, emerging to deliver a masterpiece to the publisher, …
// by Michelle Ule// 33 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
While Janet continues her time away from the office because of her husband’s death, I’m filling in for her today.
A friend asked me once how many words I had to write to complete a novel.
My …
// by Janet Grant// 58 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I’ve found myself explaining to a number of clients why some sections of contracts have especially stringent terms. My clients fall silent when I say, “Every paragraph has an author’s initials beside it.”(Which is a …
// by Rachel Kent// 71 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We have a private Books & Such client Facebook group, and recently the authors were discussing what writing achievements they celebrate and how. Lots of ideas were shared; so I thought I’d bring all of you into …
// by Michelle Ule// 47 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Note: I’m substitute blogging for Wendy today, who is out of the office on a medical leave while she’s recovering from surgery. She’s mending well.
How do I love “that?” Let me count the ways.
I love …