Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Here’s my last list of conference advice for you! It’s a good idea to know what you’re getting yourself into before you attend a conference. I suggest you …
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Conference Etiquette
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
At conferences, sometimes awkward moments happen that I wish to avoid. These are caused by conferees who don’t yet know the “rules of conference etiquette.” Here are my …
Appointment Advice: Settle Your Nerves Through Preparation.
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Meetings are an integral part of writers’ conferences. You have a chance to meet with other writers, agents, and editors. Here are my suggestions for your meetings with …
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So Why Do We Write?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: San Francisco Writer’s Conference
Weather: Rainy and 49º
This week I’ve touched on some of the subjects that make us cringe: money and the unfairness of compensation; success or the lack thereof; and those sales numbers …
A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 4
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’m rubbing my hands together in anticipation because, next up on my to-do list is working on proposals from my clients. Some agents find this work drudgery …
A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 3
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When I became an agent thirteen years ago, contracts were three to six pages long and were pretty straightforward. Since then, publishing has become more complex and …
MARKETING MATTERS: Five Top Tips for Twitterific PR
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: PR Office, The Woodlands, TX
Weather: 62 degrees and sunny
Last week, I talked about Twittiquette, the rules of etiquette on the popular social networking site Twitter. Assuming you’ve all learned how to be a …
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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 2
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Mondays and Tuesdays are Be Bombarded By Emails Days. It usually takes me two days to work through all the messages that await me when I crank …
A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 1
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Agents are, by nature, an optimistic yet cynical bunch. We believe we can sell projects despite economic free falls, yet we’ve been in the business long enough …