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The Inside Track: How to Attract an Agent

January 10, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  40 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Judging by my inbox, a record number of writers have decided that 2011 is their year to publish-or-die. Is that your New Year’s resolution? Sad Truth #1: Getting published is …

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#AgentFail

October 11, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  23 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

If you frequent agent blogs or follow agents on Twitter you’ll see plenty written about the many ways writers fail. From terrible queries to brash behavior, from craft errors to …

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Things Writers Should Keep Track Of: Part 1

September 20, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

What to keep track of before publication:

Even before you’re a published author, you need to keep track of many important items during the submission process. Charts and …

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Workarounds– Here, There and Everywhere

September 17, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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Workarounds–Up Close and Personal

September 16, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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Workarounds–Meet the Contestant

September 15, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  1 Comment

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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Workarounds–Friend of a Friend

September 14, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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Workarounds

September 13, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Wikipedia gives the following definition of a workaround: “A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that …

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Monday in the Life of an Agent: Query Letters

June 14, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

An agent’s Monday starts out much like yours, I bet, but you tell me. Here’s a typical Rachel Monday:

The alarm clock rings, and I hit snooze. This …

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While U Wait: Build Inventory

June 8, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: 89º and sunny

Yesterday I shared Susan Lawson’s journal entry. She, like so many waiting writers, asks what to write next? It’s a valid question. Does one begin the …

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