Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office or at the courthouse for jury duty
This year at the Writing for the Soul writers’ conference, I was surprised to find on the first day of appointments that I only …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office or at the courthouse for jury duty
This year at the Writing for the Soul writers’ conference, I was surprised to find on the first day of appointments that I only …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Return trip from author-agent-publisher meeting
Now that you’ve created all the materials necessary to obtain an agent–a great project with an attractive title; a strong proposal; and a query–you’re ready to find an agent. But …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Florida, participating in author-agent-publisher meeting
So, once you’ve assembled your right idea with the right title and done your homework on making a proposal that pops, it’s time to write your query. Note the order …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Once you’ve found an idea that really clicks with you and one that should do well in the marketplace, it behooves you to take some time to …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Thanks for hanging in with me this week as I gave you the inside track. It’s not always easy to hear the realities of this business/art we have chosen. …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
This week I’ve been talking about the things I look for in a new client. Things like being knowledgeable and invested. And writing books that have commercial appeal. And …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
You’ve heard it over and over. Agents get a staggering number of queries. If I were a writer trying to catch a break this information might be enough to …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
You thought I was going to say that in order to get my attention you need to write an outstanding book, didn’t you?
That almost goes without saying but …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Judging by my inbox, a record number of writers have decided that 2011 is their year to publish-or-die. Is that your New Year’s resolution? Sad Truth #1: Getting published is …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
I’ve talked about agent limbo, logjams and brick walls. All part of the frustration of being a literary agent. I’m guessing those failures occur for all agents at one time …