Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Why do you write? Why do you want to be published?
I think all writers need to address these questions. If you don’t identify and understand your motivations, …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Why do you write? Why do you want to be published?
I think all writers need to address these questions. If you don’t identify and understand your motivations, …
// by Wendy Lawton// 7 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Still drippy but a little warmer
Sometimes our literary pilgrimages will offer new insight into the milieu of the writer. Such was the case with our most extensive …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Rain from the remnants of a Pacific hurricane
There is nothing like loving a book or an author and finding a way to make that passion personal.
My …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Mid-nineties
Who would’ve thought I’d spend my blog week talking agent’s emotions? Yesterday I addressed agent love. Today I’m going to talk about agent angst, and tomorrow I’ll …
// by Wendy Lawton// 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Back in the nineties
One of the most uncomfortable moments on an agent panel at a writer’s conference comes when someone raises a hand to ask, “What is …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Let’s say you missed your book deadline not by a few days, not by a few weeks but by a few months…or years. If you’re seriously late, …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Santa Rosa Main Office
Today I’m in a mood. Thunderclouds have gathered over my office, and I’m not feelin’ groovy, even if I do live in California. How come?
Because I’m observing authors becoming less …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Camping near Mt. Shasta, Calif.
Weather: Hot! In the 100s.
When an author has established a brand and has an audience, the author needs to work hard to stick with the brand for future projects. That …
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Bogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Monterey, Calif.
Weather: Sunny and low 70s
Wendy Lawton and I are spending a couple of days of utter misery–suffering through astounding views of the Pacific, feeling the cool summer breezes off the ocean, and …
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logger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Back at the Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
This week I’m talking about the best part of the job of being a literary agent–even after doing a grueling trade show. And, yes, I still …