Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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In the comments yesterday I mentioned how important it is for me to know something about the author in the query. When I agree to represent …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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In the comments yesterday I mentioned how important it is for me to know something about the author in the query. When I agree to represent …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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Great responses yesterday. You communicated the limitations and frustrations of the query system. Truthfully? It’s one of my least favorite parts of this job. I …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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If you are familiar with Twitter then you’ll be familiar with the title of this week’s blog entries– #QueryFail. That’s a hashtag* for …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve spouted a number of opinions about how a writer can break out from the pack this week. I could have added so much more, including:
–the …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
How do you make an editor or agent notice your work? I think most of us realize that editors and agents are bombarded with ideas every day. …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I received a rejection for a client’s project on Friday. Interestingly, all of the editors’ responses to this book have been just about the same.
The rejections look …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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First, let’s talk about yesterday’s worst case scenario– when your queries go out to a dozen agents and . . . nothing. I appreciated the responses. …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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Early on in my life I learned that if I pictured the very worst thing that could happen and figured out some strategies for dealing with …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
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I guess you can tell that we’ve been talking about rule-following and judicious rule-bending this week. Let’s take a look at some of the rules …