Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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For those of you who despaired after reading the number of queries our office has received so far this year (almost 3,000 for those of you who …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
For those of you who despaired after reading the number of queries our office has received so far this year (almost 3,000 for those of you who …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: Books & Such PR Office, The Woodlands, Texas
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Every author knows a great book is one that hooks the reader from the first sentence. A well-planned PR campaign does the same thing: It …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I’m reading proposals, so often I see really great writing, but the project has little hope of publication because the audience is so small. Here are some …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
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Today is my last post in this series answering the question: How do I jumpstart my stalled career? On Monday we …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
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Yesterday I addressed several ways to potentially jumpstart your stalled writing career. Sometimes, however, a jumpstart simply will not turn the engine over and …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the technology gizmos and gadgets at BEA because they are the rock stars of publishing. If publishing is …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my continuing report to you on BEA, next up is Editor Buzz, which like the CEO round table, occurs before the convention officially opens. Each of …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
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I’ll bet my title caused you to scratch your head. How can writing the proverbial breakout novel be the kiss of death? Let me explain. . …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
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I’ve written about the content of titles this week and their length, appropriateness, etc., but I haven’t said much about their looks, their style and where they …