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Overwhelmed?

July 11, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  14 Comments

Have you ever had those times when you feel overwhelmed? Maybe you call it unmotivated, stressed, or burned out. I’m guessing every writer hits the wall at some point. I came upon an excellent video by Brittany Vasseur, a YouTube …

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New Year’s Meanderings

December 30, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

I wrote this blog post for New Year’s 2009 (you know, during the economic recession). As I pondered leaving behind 2020 (thank, God!) and looking through the dark hours of the pandemic, I realized my 2009 meanderings are just as …

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How to be Productive When You Don’t Feel Up To It

April 5, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  44 Comments

I’m writing this blog post on Saturday, the day I planned to reorganize all my bathroom cabinets. I woke up this morning and decided I don’t feel up to it. Rather than beat myself up for a bad case of …

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Back At It

May 27, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Today is the day after a three-day-weekend, the beginning of summer. It makes us remember the days of childhood when this was the beginning of a long and lazy summer vacation. Anyone finding it hard to get …

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The Importance of Rest

January 17, 2019 //  by Rachel Kent//  13 Comments

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I know writers are always pressing hard to keep moving forward. The books have to be done on time. The proposals have to be submitted for the next contracts. The marketing is never-ending. And let’s not forget …

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About Goals

November 14, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

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Perhaps you saw on Facebook that our fearless leader, Books & Such president and founder, Janet Kobobel Grant, announced that, for the first time, every single Books & Such agent surpassed her sales goal for the year.…

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Literary Travels Remembered

June 27, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

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I’m just finishing up my summer vacation. Or I should say, staycation. My daughter and grandson came to visit for two weeks and we decided to stay put and do as many local travels as we could …

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Rumors and How to Combat Them

May 21, 2018 //  by Janet Grant//  29 Comments

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Recently I found myself quoting Mark Twain: “Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Not that rumors were floating about regarding my demise, I hasten to add. But a rumor regarding me had surfaced–and it …

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Those Curated Books

April 18, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  18 Comments

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Curated books. That’s how we discover books we love. Let me explain.

In this day, discoverability of books is the issue everyone in the publishing community is discussing. With the avalanche of books available today from self-pub …

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Freedom from Guilt

January 22, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  54 Comments

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I tend to carry a load of guilt around with me wherever I go. My bed seems to be a favorite place to examine each piece of guilt. I meant to call so and so. I have …

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