Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband bought me a Kindle for Christmas thirteen months ago, and he, a nuclear engineer, has enjoyed it ever since. He loves the access the electronic reader …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband bought me a Kindle for Christmas thirteen months ago, and he, a nuclear engineer, has enjoyed it ever since. He loves the access the electronic reader …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the most popular film stars were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire and Rogers, in particular, danced through spectaculars, …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
One of the first pieces of advice would-be writers receive is to examine the market–read what is selling. We’re cautioned to read current popular novels, not old ones, …
There’s a Time and a Place: Switching Styles to Suit AudiencesRead More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Last week one of my longtime writing friends hit a wall with her novel. She began to doubt her skills, her story and even her genre. Here’s what I …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The other day I wrote about the new kid on the block: The concept that, by offering something for free, you can make a living. My response: …
Best of the Blog 2009: Trendspotting: “Free” Is Not a Business PlanRead More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
I returned from vacation only twenty hours ago and I’ve decided to extend my holiday frame of mind this week by talking about my favorite kind of travel — …
Best of the Blog 2009: Literary Pilgrimages— Prince Edward IslandRead More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
What a fun week. There’s nothing like talking about all the things that could kill a writing career. Cheery little series, right? Okay, I’ll admit it, I employed a …
Best of the Blog 2009: Kiss of Death: The Renaissance WriterRead More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
In World War II GIs were given four succinct words of advice about what not to say when writing home, carrying on a conversation, or if captured: loose lips sink ships. I’d like to suggest …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
In a series of my blog posts, we discussed career killers–those missteps that spell the “kiss of death” to a writer’s career. Several of you commented, asking what can …
Best of the Blog 2009: Jumpstart Your Writing DreamsRead More
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Welcome to our blog carnival! Throughout the week I’ve been receiving links to blogs about everything related to book publishing and writing. Now I get to share these …