Blogger: Etta Wilson
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Wow, what good news to start a new year—adult fiction had positive sales last year. That’s according to Nielsen’s BookScan, which reports on 75% of the market. …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and wet
Wow, what good news to start a new year—adult fiction had positive sales last year. That’s according to Nielsen’s BookScan, which reports on 75% of the market. …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Literary Agency Main Office, Rain-soaked Santa Rosa, Calif.
The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Another article I found from the Monitor on Psychology researched the dedicated memory needed for writing. Dr. David Galbraith, PhD, found in his study that distracting writers with …
Losing Focus: The Importance of a Quiet Writing TimeRead More
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Traveling abroad has always been portrayed in literature as a way to refinement. When I think of the dream of traveling to foreign lands, I can’t help but …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In college, I minored in Psychology. I find the workings of the mind fascinating and enjoyed all of my Psych. classes. I was doing a little research last …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I’ve talked about how books differ through the years–whether it’s the subject of 1950s Beany Malone, the behavior of 1794 heroines in The Mysteries of …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband bought me a Kindle for Christmas thirteen months ago, and he, a nuclear engineer, has enjoyed it ever since. He loves the access the electronic reader …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the most popular film stars were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire and Rogers, in particular, danced through spectaculars, …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
One of the first pieces of advice would-be writers receive is to examine the market–read what is selling. We’re cautioned to read current popular novels, not old ones, …
There’s a Time and a Place: Switching Styles to Suit AudiencesRead More
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I reread teenage comfort novels over the Christmas season: Lenora Mattingly Weber’s Beany Malone series of some dozen books.
Originally published in the 1950s, Weber’s books told the …