Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Metaphorically speaking, it used to be that a hopeful author had to stand in line, hat in hand, to try to get an agent. Then the agent would take
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Metaphorically speaking, it used to be that a hopeful author had to stand in line, hat in hand, to try to get an agent. Then the agent would take
// by Wendy Lawton// 15 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
If you keep up with the conversation on publishing you’ve probably already heard that the sky is falling and traditional publishing stands smack in the middle of the fallout
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Monterey, Calif., planning our Books & Such clients’ retreat
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about how important it is for an author to understand the culture of a publishing house or the …
Why Culture (I’m Not Talking About the Arts) MattersRead More
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
It’s Friday, the sun is shining in my window here in the Midwest, and I’m counting our blessings. Today’s post will focus on the exciting possibilities in our brave, new …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office: IL
The continuous evolution of e-book publishing and its surrounding causes and effects warrant occasional updates. What do the latest shifts mean for authors and publishers? Here are two newsworthy comments:…
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
With the multitude of self-publishing, print-on-demand, and new publisher options available, writers need to be alert when pursuing these options on their own. With each new “invention” comes new ways …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
Romans 12: 9-13 (NLT)–“9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with …
// by Rachel Kent// 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s sometimes easy to lose track of the real reason we’re doing this work of writing books, publishing books, and publicizing what’s been published. I’ve seen a number …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa’s main office
Conventional wisdom tells us that during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Americans flocked to the movie theaters to escape their drab lives through the music and dancing magic of Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, California, home office
As I write, the number one New York Times best-seller in trade paperback books is Heaven is for Real,by Todd Burpo, who collaborated with someone I know: Lynn Vincent. It’s …