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Finding an Agent

Different Types of Rejection

July 21, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

When an agent sends a rejection letter, different types of rejections mean different things. Here’s the inside scoop, as I see it, on four main forms of rejection:…

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FAQ: How much will an agent do to help with producing a book?

June 25, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office; Santa Rosa, Calif.

An author emailed us a couple of questions, which I’m going to spend today answering.

Here are the questions:

“How willing is an agent to help an author …

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FAQ: What Makes an Agent Say Yes?

June 24, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  9 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

For those of you who despaired after reading the number of queries our office has received so far this year (almost 3,000 for those of you who …

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FAQ: What Do You Look for in a Query?

June 23, 2009 //  by Michelle Ule//  11 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Happily home in glorious Santa Rosa, Calif.

Almost every step of a publishing career begins with a simple query—a quick pitch—describing a manuscript. It could be a simple, “what do you think of this story?” asked …

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FAQ–Before I Approach an Agent

June 22, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: From beautiful Anchorage, Alaska

Weather: Scattered showers and 63º

Where’s Miss Etta? This was Etta Wilson’s week to blog and I’m guessing many of you tuned in to hear more of her wisdom for children’s writers. …

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