Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I would be remiss if, in my rants about what drives an agent crazy, I didn’t mention one other group: publishers. Yup, sometimes the good folks at a publishing house can cause us mental distress.
Publishers
Promo Shock
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Writers who published their first books in the 1980s to 1990s–even the early 2000s–tend to flip out when someone utters the word platform. They’ve never recovered from the sticker shock of seeing a list of what …
Mending Fences with Your Publisher
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I’ve concentrated on writing about an author’s relationship with his publishing house. We’ve examined a few of the ways the publisher-author relationship can go askew. It’s not that anyone intended that to occur; it’s just …
Do You Communicate Too Often with Your Publisher?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Finding the right balance between communicating too often or not often enough with your publisher is a tightrope authors walk all the time. With varying degrees of success.
Over-Communicating
I’m in the middle of straightening out …
How to Rescue a Writing Career
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Over the last seven years, all categories of authors have seen a dip in income and in sales figures. That includes those who consistently have significant sales; those who are mid-list; and those who are newbies. …
Not This Book
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the most difficult words for a writer to hear from an agent or from editors who’ve looked at his or her manuscript is, “Not this book.”
I can almost see the words running through the …
4 Qualities of a Strong Author Legacy
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I’m on the road today and won’t be able to respond to your comments. Almost two years ago I posted a blog about a client, Marion Stroud, after she went home to heaven. She passed away on …
Who Decides if a Book Should Be Published?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
The ultimate decision-maker at a publishing house in whether to offer a contract has changed over the past several years. Having done my share of presentations at publishing committees, I soon learned that anyone can scuttle …
4 Tips for a Great Author-Publisher Team
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I’ve never known an author to become blazé about getting a new book contract. Each one brings increased career potential. But there’s nothing quite like that first one that initiates you into the published authors club. The …
The Longing for the Physical Book
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Digital book sales are flat, and polls show that teens are much more prone to read physical books rather than digital ones. Those who proclaimed the death of the physical book when digital sales were skyrocketing …