Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy who is out of the office again today.
How important is a Scottish setting to a novel?
Today in my Zumba class, the women were surprised to hear I was a novelist and …
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Your Writing Playlist
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Do you listen to music while you write?
I came across this article from The Washington Post. It discusses a study that shows that listening to music that you enjoy can help you to focus your thoughts …
What Does a Fiction Writer Blog About?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Janet Grant who is traveling this week.
I’m not only the editorial assistant at Books & Such Literary Management who occasionally writes a blog, but I’m also a published novelist with my own website.
…How to Talk to Your Publisher About Your Marketing Plan
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
This past week I participated in a number of marketing phone calls that included, among other participants, my client, the publishing house marketing director, the publicist, and the social media marketer. Each call was to discuss …
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Publishing’s Dysfunctional Buying Habits: A Parable
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Do you ever wonder why publishers seem to binge buy? Suddenly suspense is big, and it’s what all the editors want to talk about at writers conferences. But historicals are out.
How can an entire, standard …
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Reviewing Your Goals
Blogger: Rachel Kent
It’s the middle of September already! Amazing. I think September is a great time to review the goals you set for the year to see if you can still meet them before the end of the year …
A Manuscript’s Finishing Touches
Blogger: Michelle Ule,
filling in for the camping Rachel Kent
Following up on Mary’s blog from yesterday, now your manuscript is clean, how to put on the finishing touches!
It can be hard to know when you’re done, but …
Book Research
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I just finished reading a brand new historical romance by a client of mine–it’s not the final draft–and sprinkled throughout the manuscript are little research notes for bits and pieces of history that she still needs to …
Restart a Stalled Writing Career
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Five years ago I blogged about the much-dreaded stalled writing career. The market has become even tougher since then so I want to revisit this. Today I’m going to give you some tips for getting back on …
2 Promo Ideas and How 1 Author Used Them
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Authors are always on the lookout for ways to effectively market their books. This week and next I’ve asked two of my clients to showcase avenues they turn to that let readers know a new book …