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 …
Life
The Importance of Rest
Blogger: Rachel Kent
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 …
About Goals
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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.…
Literary Travels Remembered
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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 …
Rumors and How to Combat Them
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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 …
Those Curated Books
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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 …
Freedom from Guilt
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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 …
Fire! And Its Aftermath
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Note: I had written this essay before Rachel posted hers on the fire last Friday. Great minds and all that! My recounting of the fire unfolds more of the events, and I reflect on how the …
Bookish Travel
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Since I’m just back from our regency travels with Julie Klassen in the English Countryside– which I will write about when I’ve had time to sort it all out– it reminded me of the joy of travel …
Scarcity Mentality vs. Abundance
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Your work and mine centers on the written word, right? And we suffer from no lack of words. But we do seem surrounded by the discouraging reality that much is scare in our world:
- Time to