Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Don’t you think it’s time for a dose of good news? I’ve been thinking a lot about the industry lately and I think there’s more good news than bad these days. So many long for the “good …
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Unless you live in a cave you have been bombarded with negative, anxiety-producing information of late. Brexit marks the end of the EU. The stock market has never been so volatile. The upcoming United States election promises …
To Boil It Down
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
A couple of months ago I was talking to one of the editors we look to for cutting edge opinions on the industry. We eagerly schedule time with her because we know we will always get a …
Making Changes
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Sometimes authors are faced with the decision to keep a query letter or project as is or to revise. Most authors feel pretty confident about the direction of a project when the project is sent out. It …
I Love This Job
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
When I opened Facebook this morning, the first entry in my newsfeed was a congratulatory anniversary message. Facebook remembered that this month marked my 11th year with Books & Such Literary Management. Eleven years! Where does the …
Coloring Inside the Lines
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Yesterday Janet Grant blogged about how we need to be willing to take risk in publishing. I’ve always admired risk-takers— those people who put it all on the line and succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Of course …
The Urge to Avoid Risk
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
We all desire publishing–and life–to be a low-risk deal. But that’s not the way things stack up, not if we want to reach our potential.
Risk is involved in daring to write what’s on your heart …
Deadlines are not suggested due dates
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Many authors seem to think that deadlines are flexible dates. They’ll come to their agent asking for the agent to get an extension the day before the book is due without any doubt that the extension will …
What Publishers and Retailers Can Learn from Amazon’s Bookstore
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
You gotta love some of the ways Amazon’s first bricks-and-mortar bookstore functions:
–All titles are face out. *love*
–The store doesn’t attempt to overwhelm you with choices. The stock is curated via Amazon online and Goodreads …
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Finding Title Comparables #Publishing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
On Thursday, Mary wrote about how creating a synopsis for a proposal confounds many writers. Another part of the proposal that I frequently hear questions about is the Title Comparables or Competition section.
The first thing …