A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
I spent the past several days listening to and speaking with retailers at the CPE International Christian Products Expo in Murfreesboro, TN. My impressions are many.
One question not asked often enough in our day-to-day writing is …
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Rachelle Gardner
By Airman 1st Class Devin N. Boyer [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsIf you’ve been working to promote yourself, build a platform, keep current …by Janet Kobobel Grant
We all care about how many copies our book sells, right? But who among us is thinking about sales velocity?
Velocity is created when you emphasize garnering significant sales for the day (or week) the book …
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for the traveling Rachelle Gardner.
What difference does it make?
A lot.
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Do authors ever have to pay back their advance? This is a question agents hear a lot. Often a writer is nervous about possibly being asked to pay back the advance if the book doesn’t sell enough …
By Wendy Lawton
Julie and editor, Raela Schoenherr
This week began with a celebration at Bethany House in Minneapolis to mark Julie Klassen’s one millionth book sold. Congratulations, Julie!
A million books! It reminded me what so many writers are …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
When literary agents sit on a panel at a writers conference, inevitably questions pop up about what agents are looking for. Generally a lot of heming and hawing occurs in response to the queries.
“I’ll know …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
“Waiting is harder than writing,” one of my clients observed in an email to me. That was it; the email contained nothing else.
I smiled when I read it. Yup, that sums up the life of …
By Wendy Lawton
A few conundrums in our industry have caused my brow to furrow a little more of late. No, I’m not worrying about them, but I am seeing some trends that bear watching. As you know, the author …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
Most authors–sometimes even established authors–don’t know what to ask their marketing team. We’re talking about the people who will promote your book.
One of my clients, Judy Douglass, is headed to a visit with her publishing …
