Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I grew up in what was essentially a secular home, and Christmas was a present-oriented holiday. We didn’t own many books but spent a lot of time at …
// by Michelle Ule// Leave a Comment
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I grew up in what was essentially a secular home, and Christmas was a present-oriented holiday. We didn’t own many books but spent a lot of time at …
// by Etta Wilson// 16 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Rainy and cool
Well, here we are in the season of Thanksgiving! For some of us making our list of what we’re thankful for this year may take a little …
// by Rachel Kent// 23 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve only been able to give four “lessons” on proposals this week, and I know many of you have had questions. I tried to answer all of them, …
// by Rachel Kent// 30 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Your Platform and Marketing Section
I know I touched on this yesterday, but I’d like to take a more in-depth look at what it means to have a …
// by Rachel Kent// 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What should go into a proposal? What’s the basic format for a proposal? Fiction and nonfiction proposals are slightly different, but I’d like to give all of you …
// by Rachel Kent// 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Thanks so much for sharing your proposal styles and proposal stories yesterday! That was fun. 🙂
Today I would like to concentrate on the book comparisons or market …
// by Wendy Lawton// 11 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Times are tough. How often have we heard those words of late? Publishing is less forgiving. Retail is brutal. The upshot is that everyone is risk averse these days. Everyone …
// by Janet Grant// 11 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
How often have we been told that we need to know the answer to this imperative question: “Who is your reader?” Writers surprisingly often fail to ask …
// by Janet Grant// 12 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We all recognize that publishing as we’ve known it is undergoing a sea change. It’s worth our effort to be aware of how publishers are working to …
Trendspotting: What Does a Publisher (and an Author) Need to Be in the Future?Read More
// by Etta Wilson// 10 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such client retreat, Monterey, CA
Weather: Sunny
So many good travel books are available now–almost as many as cookbooks, but that’s another topic for a later blog. Being here in Monterey opens up all …