Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
What was your favorite book reading experience in 2015? Over the past few years, I’ve started the new year by considering which couple of titles were stand-out reads for me. And then I’ve invited you to …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
What was your favorite book reading experience in 2015? Over the past few years, I’ve started the new year by considering which couple of titles were stand-out reads for me. And then I’ve invited you to …
// by Mary Keeley// 27 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
The Books & Such offices are closed over the Christmas holidays, but we’re re-posting some popular blogs from the past. This one is from a year ago. Enjoy commenting among yourselves. A blessed 2016 to all of …
// by Wendy Lawton// 21 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Our Books & Such offices are closed for Christmas Break. We decided to choose some oldies but goodies to re-blog. This is a blog post I wrote several years ago but I still think about some of …
// by Mary Keeley// 39 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Conversations with several clients in the last couple of weeks had one thing in common. All of them were waiting for feedback from their beta readers. Music to my ears. I highly recommend participating in a critique …
// by Mary Keeley// 32 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This week an author asked me to take a look at her synopsis and offer suggestions because she was struggling to get it right. She isn’t alone. I talk to writers all the time who say the …
// by Janet Grant// 36 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about why I was hesitant to jump into reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman. (That post is here.) Well, I leaped into the deep end …
// by Michelle Ule// 38 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Rachelle Gardner who is travelling to the Allume Conference.
What I mean is, how do you learn to look for stories and unique descriptions?
Where do you …
// by Mary Keeley// 37 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Lately, I’ve been encouraging writers to add a newsletter to their audience-building ventures because publishers have come to realize the email list they generate is a more authentic indicator of genuine readers than social media numbers, which …
// by Janet Grant// 25 Comments
Guest Blogger: Meagan Briggs
Show us your flash fiction skills.
Splickety Prime is hosting a nano fiction contest, and we want your entries. In 100 words or less, write a story that encompasses our holiday theme (see below) and meets …
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Guest blogger: Meagan Briggs
From Janet: Come on in, we’re about to have some fiction fun! Books & Such is teaming up with Splickety Prime, a quarterly magazine that specializes in flash fiction. Joining us as a guest blogger is …