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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Yesterday we talked about the Book-At-A-Glance. Almost as important is the author info. Few publishers are interested in looking at a disembodied book. They are interested in the unique
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
The first portion of the proposal we’ll examine is what I call Book-at-a-Glance. Many people teach proposal writing and you will come across at least as many different suggested
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
If you follow the Books & Such Blog you may have been expecting to hear from our fearless leader, Janet Kobobel Grant, this week. Because of her schedule, Janet
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday I wrote about a client who engaged in magical thinking when it came to creating a proposal. She thought she could dash off some vaguely formed …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my continuing saga of times my clients have assumed the roles of good clients/bad clients, today I’m going to showcase “bad” client behavior when it comes …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Traveling to the Pacific Northwest
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer)
What Does It Mean When an Agent Requests My Manuscript?Read More
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
A couple of weeks ago one of my clients wrote to ask the following of me:
“As I’ve observed and visited with many unpublished authors who attend conferences, I …
What Does It Mean When an Agent Responds to My Emailed Query?Read More
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I want today to feel like a Friday free-for-all, so opening this comment section up for you after I describe what I see as the most important “why” …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today, I have a couple of “where” questions for you. These are questions you should answer before putting together your proposal.
The first “where” question: Where are you …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What “when” questions do you need to ask before writing your proposal?
Here are the two questions I believe are most important:
Question 1: When is my book …
